पञ्चाङ्ग — Colombo, Sri Lanka · September 4, 2013 CE

🪷 आज: सिंह सङ्क्रान्ति — Siṁha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Leo.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 17.16 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
मनःप्रसादः सौम्यत्वं मौनमात्मविनिग्रहः।भावसंशुद्धिरित्येतत्तपो मानसमुच्यते।।17.16।।
"17.16 Serenity, kindness, silence, self-control and purity - this is austerity of mind." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.16's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2070 Parābhava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1935 Vijaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1420
Malayalam Era: 1189
Nanakshahi: 544
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Āśleṣā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Śakuni
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya137.64°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
चन्द्र Candra120.91°SiṃhaMaghā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala100.23°KarkaPuṣya P3
बुध Budha146.66°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati79.93°MithunaĀrdrā P4
शुक्र Śukra177.40°KanyāCitrā P2
शनि Śani193.10°TulāSvātī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:02 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:16 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:09 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:53 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:11 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 13 Mins 47 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 46 Mins 13 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:24 – 05:13
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:01 – 06:02
Abhijit Muhūrta11:45 – 12:34
Vijaya Muhūrta14:11 – 15:00
Godhūli Muhūrta18:04 – 18:28
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:16 – 18:47
Amṛta Kāla18:01 – 19:46
Niśīta Muhūrta23:45 – 00:34

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:09 – 13:41
Yamaganda07:34 – 09:06
Gulika Kāla10:37 – 12:09
Varjyam06:33 – 06:52
Dur Muhūrta 08:53 – 09:18

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
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 · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:02 – 07:34 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:34 – 09:06 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:06 – 10:37 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:37 – 12:09 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:09 – 13:41 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:41 – 15:13 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:13 – 16:44 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:44 – 18:16 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:16 – 19:44 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:44 – 21:13 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:13 – 22:41 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:41 – 00:09 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:09 – 01:37 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:37 – 03:06 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:06 – 04:34 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:34 – 06:02 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5115
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868074.27
Julian Day2456539.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0440°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)342.48°
🪷 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 (24.0440°), declination 7.18°, EoT 1.50 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: 2013-09-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)