पञ्चाङ्ग — Colombo, Sri Lanka · August 4, 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 5.11 · Chapter 5 · कर्मसंन्यासयोग · Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
कायेन मनसा बुद्ध्या केवलैरिन्द्रियैरपि।

योगिनः कर्म कुर्वन्ति सङ्गं त्यक्त्वाऽऽत्मशुद्धये।।5.11।।
"5.11 The sage performs his action dispassionately, using his body, mind and intellect, and even his senses, always as a means of purification." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 5.11's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā (18/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya108.05°KarkaAśleṣā P1
चन्द्र Candra312.09°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala173.63°KanyāCitrā P1
बुध Budha98.06°KarkaPuṣya P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati46.46°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
शुक्र Śukra62.61°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
शनि Śani179.74°KanyāCitrā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:04 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:28 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:16 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)19:55 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)07:50 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 24 Mins 15 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 35 Mins 45 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:25 – 05:15
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:02 – 06:04
Abhijit Muhūrta11:52 – 12:41
Vijaya Muhūrta14:20 – 15:10
Godhūli Muhūrta18:16 – 18:40
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:28 – 18:59
Amṛta Kāla18:13 – 19:58
Niśīta Muhūrta23:52 – 00:41

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:10 – 10:43
Yamaganda13:49 – 15:22
Gulika Kāla06:04 – 07:37
Varjyam06:35 – 06:55
Dur Muhūrta 08:58 – 09:23

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Śubha (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:04 – 07:37 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:37 – 09:10 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:10 – 10:43 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:43 – 12:16 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:16 – 13:49 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:49 – 15:22 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:22 – 16:55 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:55 – 18:28 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:28 – 19:55 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:55 – 21:22 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:22 – 22:49 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:49 – 00:16 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:16 – 01:43 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:43 – 03:10 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:10 – 04:37 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:37 – 06:04 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5114
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867678.27
Julian Day2456143.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0289°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)205.68°
🪷 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 (24.0289°), declination 17.17°, EoT -5.79 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: 2012-08-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)