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

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.40 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
श्री भगवानुवाच

पार्थ नैवेह नामुत्र विनाशस्तस्य विद्यते।

नहि कल्याणकृत्कश्िचद्दुर्गतिं तात गच्छति।।6.40।।
"6.40 Lord Shri Krishna replied: My beloved child! There is no destruction for him, either in this world or in the next. No evil fate awaits him who treads the path of righteousness." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.40's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā (17/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Revatī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya164.24°KanyāHasta P2
चन्द्र Candra354.54°MīnaRevatī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala211.54°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
बुध Budha179.01°KanyāCitrā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati51.99°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
शुक्र Śukra123.20°SiṃhaMaghā P1
शनि Śani185.14°TulāCitrā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:58 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:01 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:59 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)18:35 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)06:47 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 03 Mins 32 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 56 Mins 28 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:21 – 05:09
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:57 – 05:58
Abhijit Muhūrta11:35 – 12:24
Vijaya Muhūrta14:00 – 14:48
Godhūli Muhūrta17:49 – 18:13
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:01 – 18:31
Amṛta Kāla17:46 – 19:31
Niśīta Muhūrta23:35 – 00:24

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:28 – 08:59
Yamaganda10:29 – 11:59
Gulika Kāla13:30 – 15:00
Varjyam06:28 – 06:47
Dur Muhūrta 08:46 – 09:11

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (Inauspicious)
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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:58 – 07:28 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:28 – 08:59 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:59 – 10:29 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:29 – 11:59 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:59 – 13:30 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:30 – 15:00 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:00 – 16:31 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:31 – 18:01 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:01 – 19:31 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:31 – 21:00 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:00 – 22:30 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:30 – 23:59 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:59 – 01:29 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:29 – 02:59 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:59 – 04:28 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:28 – 05:58 (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 Time

Kali Year5114
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867736.27
Julian Day2456201.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0311°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)192.39°
🪷 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 (24.0311°), declination -3.28°, EoT 11.17 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: 2012-10-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)