पञ्चाङ्ग — Colombo, Sri Lanka · September 24, 2012 CE

🪷 आज: महानवमी — Mahā-Navamī
9th day of Śāradīya Navrātri; Devī's final victory.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.33 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाच

योऽयं योगस्त्वया प्रोक्तः साम्येन मधुसूदन।

एतस्याहं न पश्यामि चञ्चलत्वात् स्थितिं स्थिराम्।।6.33।।
"6.33 Arjuna said: I do not see how I can attain this state of equanimity which Thou has revealed, owing to the restlessness of my mind." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.33's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2069 Viśvāvasu
Śaka Saṁvat: 1934 Nandana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1419
Malayalam Era: 1188
Nanakshahi: 543
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Navamī (9/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya157.37°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
चन्द्र Candra263.13°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala206.68°TulāViśākhā P3
बुध Budha167.81°KanyāHasta P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati51.83°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
शुक्र Śukra115.15°KarkaAśleṣā P3
शनि Śani184.34°TulāCitrā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:59 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:05 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:02 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:14 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:56 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 06 Mins 10 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 53 Mins 50 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:22 – 05:10
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:58 – 05:59
Abhijit Muhūrta11:38 – 12:26
Vijaya Muhūrta14:03 – 14:51
Godhūli Muhūrta17:53 – 18:17
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:05 – 18:35
Amṛta Kāla17:50 – 19:35
Niśīta Muhūrta23:38 – 00:26

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:29 – 09:00
Yamaganda10:31 – 12:02
Gulika Kāla13:33 – 15:03
Varjyam06:29 – 06:48
Dur Muhūrta 08:48 – 09:12

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mātaṇga (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:59 – 07:29 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:29 – 09:00 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:00 – 10:31 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:31 – 12:02 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:02 – 13:33 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:33 – 15:03 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:03 – 16:34 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:34 – 18:05 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:05 – 19:34 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:34 – 21:03 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:03 – 22:33 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:33 – 00:02 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:02 – 01:31 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:31 – 03:00 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:00 – 04:29 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:29 – 05:59 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Navamī + Pūrva Āṣāḍhā alignment also occurred on:
-1626101-04-03Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Śukla Navamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5114
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867729.27
Julian Day2456194.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0308°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)104.52°
🪷 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 (24.0308°), declination -0.56°, EoT 8.79 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: 2012-09-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)