पञ्चाङ्ग — Colombo, Sri Lanka · July 8, 2013 CE

🪷 आज: मिथुन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mithuna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Gemini.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 15.2 · Chapter 15 · पुरुषोत्तमयोग · Puruṣottama-Yoga
अधश्चोर्ध्वं प्रसृतास्तस्य शाखा गुणप्रवृद्धा विषयप्रवालाः।अधश्च मूलान्यनुसन्ततानि कर्मानुबन्धीनि मनुष्यलोके।।15.2।।
"15.2 Its branches shoot upwards and downwards, deriving their nourishment from the Qualities; its buds are the objects of sense; and its roots, which follow the Law causing man's regeneration and degeneration, pierce downwards into the soil." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 15.2's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āṣāḍha (Āṣāḍha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2070 Parābhava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1935 Vijaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1420
Malayalam Era: 1189
Nanakshahi: 544
Solar Month: Mithuna (Āni)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)Nāga
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya82.02°MithunaPunarvasu P1
चन्द्र Candra79.12°MithunaĀrdrā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala62.04°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
बुध Budha84.50°MithunaPunarvasu P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati68.18°MithunaĀrdrā P1
शुक्र Śukra108.29°KarkaAśleṣā P1
शनि Śani190.53°TulāSvātī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:00 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:30 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:15 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:49 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:18 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 30 Mins 19 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 29 Mins 41 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:20 – 05:10
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:58 – 06:00
Abhijit Muhūrta11:50 – 12:40
Vijaya Muhūrta14:20 – 15:10
Godhūli Muhūrta18:18 – 18:42
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:30 – 19:02
Amṛta Kāla18:15 – 20:00
Niśīta Muhūrta23:50 – 00:40

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:34 – 09:08
Yamaganda10:41 – 12:15
Gulika Kāla13:49 – 15:23
Varjyam06:31 – 06:51
Dur Muhūrta 08:55 – 09:20

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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 · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:00 – 07:34 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:34 – 09:08 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:08 – 10:41 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:41 – 12:15 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:15 – 13:49 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:49 – 15:23 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:23 – 16:57 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:57 – 18:30 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:30 – 19:57 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:57 – 21:23 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:23 – 22:49 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:49 – 00:15 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:15 – 01:41 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:41 – 03:08 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:08 – 04:34 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:34 – 06:00 (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 Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā + Ārdrā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5115
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868016.27
Julian Day2456481.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0418°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)357.93°
🪷 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 (24.0418°), declination 22.47°, EoT -4.68 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: 2013-07-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)