पञ्चाङ्ग — Colombo, Sri Lanka · February 4, 2009 CE

Also observed today

पोङ्गल · Pongal / Thai PongalRegional

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 9.2 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga

राजविद्या राजगुह्यं पवित्रमिदमुत्तमम्।

प्रत्यक्षावगमं धर्म्यं सुसुखं कर्तुमव्ययम्।।9.2।।

"9.2 This is the Premier Science, the Sovereign Secret, the Purest and Best; intuitional, righteous; and to him who practiseth it pleasant beyond measure." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 9.2's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2066 Śubhakṛt

Śaka Saṁvat: 1931 Virodhi

Bengali Saṁvat: 1416

Malayalam Era: 1185

Nanakshahi: 540

Solar Month: Makara (Tai)

Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Navamī (9/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Kṛttikā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)	Kaulava
वार (Vāra)	Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	291.37°	Makara	Śravaṇa P4
चन्द्र Candra	35.20°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	275.43°	Makara	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P3
बुध Budha	268.00°	Dhanu	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	283.41°	Makara	Śravaṇa P2
शुक्र Śukra	336.65°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P1
शनि Śani	146.55°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P4

Colombo, Sri Lanka — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:29 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:20 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:25 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	13:07 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	01:33 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 50 Mins 47 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 09 Mins 13 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:54 – 05:42
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:30 – 06:29
Abhijit Muhūrta	12:01 – 12:48
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:23 – 15:10
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:08 – 18:32
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:20 – 18:50
Amṛta Kāla	18:05 – 19:50
Niśīta Muhūrta	00:01 – 00:48

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	12:25 – 13:53
Yamaganda	07:58 – 09:27
Gulika Kāla	10:56 – 12:25
Varjyam	06:59 – 07:18
Dur Muhūrta	09:15 – 09:39

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: South-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-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 Labha	06:29 – 07:58 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta	07:58 – 09:27 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla	09:27 – 10:56 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha	10:56 – 12:25 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga	12:25 – 13:53 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg	13:53 – 15:22 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala	15:22 – 16:51 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha	16:51 – 18:20 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg	18:20 – 19:51 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala	19:51 – 21:22 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha	21:22 – 22:53 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta	22:53 – 00:25 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla	00:25 – 01:56 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha	01:56 – 03:27 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga	03:27 – 04:58 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg	04:58 – 06:29 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 6.9271°

Longitude: 79.8612°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Budha Walk (बुध यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

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

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

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

-1626101-04-03 — Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Śukla Navamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5110
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1866401.27
Julian Day	2454866.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.9800°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	106.68°

🪷 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 (23.9800°), declination -16.23°, EoT -14.09 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: 2009-02-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)