पञ्चाङ्ग — Colombo, Sri Lanka · November 14, 2013 CE

🪷 आज: तुलसी विवाह — Tulasī Vivāha
Marriage of Tulasī (Vṛndā) with Śālagrāma. Marks end of Cāturmāsya.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.59 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
यदहङ्कारमाश्रित्य न योत्स्य इति मन्यसे।मिथ्यैष व्यवसायस्ते प्रकृतिस्त्वां नियोक्ष्यति।।18.59।।
"18.59 If thou in thy vanity thinkest of avoiding this fight, thy will shall not be fulfilled, for Nature herself will compel thee." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.59's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2070 Parābhava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1935 Vijaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1420
Malayalam Era: 1189
Nanakshahi: 544
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya207.78°TulāViśākhā P3
चन्द्र Candra345.58°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala142.93°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
बुध Budha189.09°TulāSvātī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati85.78°MithunaPunarvasu P2
शुक्र Śukra253.94°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
शनि Śani200.83°TulāViśākhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:01 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:50 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:55 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:02 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:11 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 48 Mins 44 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 11 Mins 16 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:27 – 05:14
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:02 – 06:01
Abhijit Muhūrta11:32 – 12:19
Vijaya Muhūrta13:54 – 14:41
Godhūli Muhūrta17:38 – 18:02
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:50 – 18:19
Amṛta Kāla17:35 – 19:20
Niśīta Muhūrta23:32 – 00:19

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:24 – 14:53
Yamaganda06:01 – 07:30
Gulika Kāla08:58 – 10:27
Varjyam06:31 – 06:50
Dur Muhūrta 08:46 – 09:10

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:01 – 07:30 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:30 – 08:58 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:58 – 10:27 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:27 – 11:55 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:55 – 13:24 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:24 – 14:53 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:53 – 16:21 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:21 – 17:50 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:50 – 19:21 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:21 – 20:53 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:53 – 22:24 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:24 – 23:55 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:55 – 01:27 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:27 – 02:58 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:58 – 04:30 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:30 – 06:01 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5115
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868145.27
Julian Day2456610.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0467°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)137.37°
🪷 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 (24.0467°), declination -18.22°, EoT 15.07 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: 2013-11-14 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)