पञ्चाङ्ग — Colombo, Sri Lanka · July 20, 2012 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 4.38 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
न हि ज्ञानेन सदृशं पवित्रमिह विद्यते।

तत्स्वयं योगसंसिद्धः कालेनात्मनि विन्दति।।4.38।।
"4.38 There is nothing in the world so purifying as wisdom; and he who is a perfect saint finds that at last in his own Self." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.38's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2069 Viśvāvasu
Śaka Saṁvat: 1934 Nandana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1419
Malayalam Era: 1188
Nanakshahi: 543
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Puṣya Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya93.71°KarkaPuṣya P1
चन्द्र Candra103.86°KarkaPuṣya P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala164.84°KanyāHasta P2
बुध Budha107.40°KarkaAśleṣā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati43.80°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
शुक्र Śukra51.22°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
शनि Śani178.98°KanyāCitrā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:02 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:31 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:17 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:45 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:09 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 28 Mins 08 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 31 Mins 52 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:23 – 05:13
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:00 – 06:02
Abhijit Muhūrta11:52 – 12:41
Vijaya Muhūrta14:21 – 15:11
Godhūli Muhūrta18:19 – 18:43
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:31 – 19:02
Amṛta Kāla18:16 – 20:01
Niśīta Muhūrta23:52 – 00:41

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:43 – 12:17
Yamaganda15:24 – 16:57
Gulika Kāla07:36 – 09:10
Varjyam06:34 – 06:54
Dur Muhūrta 08:57 – 09:22

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhātṛ (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:02 – 07:36 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:36 – 09:10 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:10 – 10:43 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:43 – 12:17 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:17 – 13:50 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:50 – 15:24 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:24 – 16:57 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:57 – 18:31 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:31 – 19:57 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:57 – 21:24 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:24 – 22:50 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:50 – 00:17 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:17 – 01:43 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:43 – 03:10 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:10 – 04:36 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:36 – 06:02 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 6.9271°
Longitude: 79.8612°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5114
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867663.27
Julian Day2456128.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0283°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)10.26°
🪷 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 (24.0283°), declination 20.61°, EoT -5.99 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: 2012-07-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)