पञ्चाङ्ग — Colombo, Sri Lanka · September 1, 2012 CE

🪷 आज: पितृ पक्ष आरम्भ — Pitṛ-Pakṣa Start
Begin 16-day śrāddha period for ancestors. Bhādrapada Pūrṇimā next-day.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.10 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
योगी युञ्जीत सततमात्मानं रहसि स्थितः।

एकाकी यतचित्तात्मा निराशीरपरिग्रहः।।6.10।।
"6.10 Let the student of spirituality try unceasingly to concentrate his mind; Let him live in seclusion, absolutely alone, with mind and personality controlled, free from desire and without possessions." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.10's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya134.98°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
चन्द्र Candra320.54°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala191.23°TulāSvātī P2
बुध Budha125.71°SiṃhaMaghā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati50.25°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
शुक्र Śukra89.81°MithunaPunarvasu P3
शनि Śani181.95°TulāCitrā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:03 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:17 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:10 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)18:33 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)06:32 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 14 Mins 48 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 45 Mins 12 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:25 – 05:14
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:01 – 06:03
Abhijit Muhūrta11:46 – 12:35
Vijaya Muhūrta14:13 – 15:02
Godhūli Muhūrta18:05 – 18:29
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:17 – 18:48
Amṛta Kāla18:02 – 19:47
Niśīta Muhūrta23:46 – 00:35

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:06 – 10:38
Yamaganda13:42 – 15:14
Gulika Kāla06:03 – 07:35
Varjyam06:33 – 06:53
Dur Muhūrta 08:54 – 09:19

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:03 – 07:35 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:35 – 09:06 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:06 – 10:38 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:38 – 12:10 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:10 – 13:42 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:42 – 15:14 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:14 – 16:46 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:46 – 18:17 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:17 – 19:46 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:46 – 21:14 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:14 – 22:42 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:42 – 00:10 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:10 – 01:38 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:38 – 03:06 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:06 – 04:35 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:35 – 06:03 (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)1867706.27
Julian Day2456171.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0300°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)187.52°
🪷 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 (24.0300°), declination 8.19°, EoT 0.48 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: 2012-09-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)