पञ्चाङ्ग — Colombo, Sri Lanka · July 25, 2014 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.1 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
श्री भगवानुवाच

अनाश्रितः कर्मफलं कार्यं कर्म करोति यः।

स संन्यासी च योगी च न निरग्निर्न चाक्रियः।।6.1।।
"6.1 "Lord Shri Krishna said: He who acts because it is his duty, not thinking of the consequences, is really spiritual and a true ascetic; and not he who merely observes rituals or who shuns all action." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.1's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2071 Plavaṅga
Śaka Saṁvat: 1936 Jaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1421
Malayalam Era: 1190
Nanakshahi: 545
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya97.99°KarkaPuṣya P2
चन्द्र Candra76.95°MithunaĀrdrā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala185.18°TulāCitrā P4
बुध Budha82.27°MithunaPunarvasu P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati97.15°KarkaPuṣya P2
शुक्र Śukra73.55°MithunaĀrdrā P3
शनि Śani202.36°TulāViśākhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:03 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:30 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:17 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:38 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:07 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 27 Mins 05 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 32 Mins 55 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:24 – 05:13
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:01 – 06:03
Abhijit Muhūrta11:52 – 12:42
Vijaya Muhūrta14:21 – 15:11
Godhūli Muhūrta18:18 – 18:42
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:30 – 19:01
Amṛta Kāla18:15 – 20:00
Niśīta Muhūrta23:52 – 00:42

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:43 – 12:17
Yamaganda15:24 – 16:57
Gulika Kāla07:37 – 09:10
Varjyam06:34 – 06:54
Dur Muhūrta 08:58 – 09:22

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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 Chala06:03 – 07:37 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:37 – 09:10 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:10 – 10:43 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:43 – 12:17 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:17 – 13:50 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:50 – 15:24 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:24 – 16:57 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:57 – 18:30 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:30 – 19:57 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:57 – 21:24 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:24 – 22:50 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:50 – 00:17 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:17 – 01:43 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:43 – 03:10 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:10 – 04:37 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:37 – 06:03 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5116
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868398.27
Julian Day2456863.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0564°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)338.83°
🪷 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 (24.0564°), declination 19.70°, EoT -6.18 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: 2014-07-25 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)