पञ्चाङ्ग — Cuttack, Odisha · March 18, 2040 CE

Also observed today

मीन सङ्क्रान्ति · Mīna SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 12.20 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga

ये तु धर्म्यामृतमिदं यथोक्तं पर्युपासते।श्रद्दधाना मत्परमा भक्तास्तेऽतीव मे प्रियाः।।12.20।।

"12.20 Verily those who love the spiritual wisdom as I have taught, whose faith never fails, and who concentrate their whole nature on Me, they indeed are My most beloved."" — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 12.20's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2097 Śrīmukha

Śaka Saṁvat: 1962 Raudra

Bengali Saṁvat: 1447

Malayalam Era: 1216

Nanakshahi: 571

Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Kṛttikā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)	Kaulava
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	333.64°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P1
चन्द्र Candra	33.85°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	75.26°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P3
बुध Budha	305.47°	Kumbha	Dhaniṣṭhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	151.65°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P2
शुक्र Śukra	313.97°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P3
शनि Śani	164.35°	Kanyā	Hasta P2

Cuttack, Odisha — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:53 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:58 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:55 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	09:23 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	22:30 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 04 Mins 48 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 55 Mins 12 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:16 – 05:05
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:52 – 05:53
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:31 – 12:19
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:56 – 14:44
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:46 – 18:10
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:58 – 18:28
Amṛta Kāla	17:43 – 19:28
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:31 – 00:19

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	16:27 – 17:58
Yamaganda	11:55 – 13:26
Gulika Kāla	14:56 – 16:27
Varjyam	06:23 – 06:42
Dur Muhūrta	08:42 – 09:06

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)

Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg	05:53 – 07:23 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	07:23 – 08:54 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	08:54 – 10:25 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:25 – 11:55 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	11:55 – 13:26 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:26 – 14:56 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	14:56 – 16:27 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	16:27 – 17:58 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	17:58 – 19:27 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	19:27 – 20:56 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	20:56 – 22:26 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:26 – 23:55 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	23:55 – 01:25 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:25 – 02:54 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	02:54 – 04:23 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	04:23 – 05:53 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 20.4625°

Longitude: 85.8828°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Sūrya Walk (सूर्य यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-04 — Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)

-3137-12-25 — Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5141
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1877766.27
Julian Day	2466231.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.4147°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	60.82°

🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Substrate: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta
Method: Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equation
Tier-2 city localization: spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanamsa (24.4147°), declination -0.77°, EoT -8.76 min · verified ±1 min vs Drikpanchang
Lineage: Bhṛgu → Vyāsa → Āryabhaṭa → Brahmagupta → Bhāskara II → Mādhava → Parameśvara → Nīlakaṇṭha → Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate
Access: Self-hosted substrate · the deployed website IS the public offering · source not distributed
Computed for: 2040-03-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)