पञ्चाङ्ग — Colombo, Sri Lanka · August 21, 2012 CE

Also observed today

अङ्गारक चतुर्थी · Aṅgāraka Caturthī (Tuesday Caturthī)Pan-Hindu
सिंह सङ्क्रान्ति · Siṁha SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu
विनायक चतुर्थी · Vināyaka Caturthī (monthly)Pan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 5.28 · Chapter 5 · कर्मसंन्यासयोग · Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga

यतेन्द्रियमनोबुद्धिर्मुनिर्मोक्षपरायणः।

विगतेच्छाभयक्रोधो यः सदा मुक्त एव सः।।5.28।।

"5.28 Governing sense, mind and intellect, intent on liberation, free from desire, fear and anger, the sage is forever free." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 5.28's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2069 Viśvāvasu

Śaka Saṁvat: 1934 Nandana

Bengali Saṁvat: 1419

Malayalam Era: 1188

Nanakshahi: 543

Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)

Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Hasta Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	124.37°	Siṃha	Maghā P2
चन्द्र Candra	167.78°	Kanyā	Hasta P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	184.15°	Tulā	Citrā P4
बुध Budha	106.54°	Karka	Puṣya P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	48.97°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra	78.49°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P4
शनि Śani	180.98°	Tulā	Citrā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:04 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:23 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:13 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	09:07 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	21:07 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 18 Mins 44 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 41 Mins 16 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:25 – 05:15
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:02 – 06:04
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:49 – 12:38
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:16 – 15:06
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:11 – 18:35
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:23 – 18:54
Amṛta Kāla	18:08 – 19:53
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:49 – 00:38

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	15:18 – 16:50
Yamaganda	09:09 – 10:41
Gulika Kāla	12:13 – 13:46
Varjyam	06:35 – 06:54
Dur Muhūrta	08:56 – 09:21

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: North-West

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)

Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

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

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga	06:04 – 07:36 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	07:36 – 09:09 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	09:09 – 10:41 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	10:41 – 12:13 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	12:13 – 13:46 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	13:46 – 15:18 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	15:18 – 16:50 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	16:50 – 18:23 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	18:23 – 19:50 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	19:50 – 21:18 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	21:18 – 22:46 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	22:46 – 00:13 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	00:13 – 01:41 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	01:41 – 03:09 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	03:09 – 04:36 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	04:36 – 06:04 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 6.9271°

Longitude: 79.8612°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Maṅgala Walk (मङ्गल यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5114
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1867695.27
Julian Day	2456160.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0295°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	42.39°

🪷 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 (24.0295°), declination 12.03°, EoT -2.80 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: 2012-08-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)