पञ्चाङ्ग — Colombo, Sri Lanka · August 4, 2014 CE
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.11 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
शुचौ देशे प्रतिष्ठाप्य स्थिरमासनमात्मनः।
नात्युच्छ्रितं नातिनीचं चैलाजिनकुशोत्तरम्।।6.11।।
नात्युच्छ्रितं नातिनीचं चैलाजिनकुशोत्तरम्।।6.11।।
"6.11 Having chosen a holy place, let him sit in a firm posture on a seat, neither too high nor too low, and covered with a grass mat, a deer skin and a cloth." — Shri Purohit Swami
तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions
Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla 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) | Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30) |
|---|---|
| नक्षत्र (Nakshatra) | Viśākhā Pada 1 |
| योग (Yoga) | Śukla |
| करण (Karaṇa) | Bava |
| वार (Vāra) | Somavāra (Monday) |
सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)
| Graha | Longitude | Rāśi | Nakshatra |
|---|---|---|---|
| सूर्य Sūrya | 107.56° | Karka | Aśleṣā P1 |
| चन्द्र Candra | 197.72° | Tulā | Svātī P4 |
| मङ्गल Maṅgala | 190.56° | Tulā | Svātī P2 |
| बुध Budha | 102.18° | Karka | Puṣya P3 |
| गुरु Bṛhaspati | 99.36° | Karka | Puṣya P2 |
| शुक्र Śukra | 85.69° | Mithuna | Punarvasu P2 |
| शनि Śani | 202.51° | Tulā | Viśākhā P1 |
Colombo, Sri Lanka — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)
| Sūryodaya (Sunrise) | 06:04 IST |
|---|---|
| Sūryāsta (Sunset) | 18:29 IST |
| Madhyāhna (Solar Noon) | 12:16 IST |
| Candrodaya (Moonrise) | 12:22 IST |
| Candrāsta (Moonset) | 00:12 IST |
| Dinamāna (Day Duration) | 12 Hours 24 Mins 23 Secs |
| Rātrimāna (Night Duration) | 11 Hours 35 Mins 37 Secs |
शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings
| Brahma Muhūrta | 04:25 – 05:15 |
|---|---|
| Prātaḥ Sandhyā | 05:02 – 06:04 |
| Abhijit Muhūrta | 11:52 – 12:41 |
| Vijaya Muhūrta | 14:20 – 15:10 |
| Godhūli Muhūrta | 18:17 – 18:41 |
| Sāyāhna Sandhyā | 18:29 – 19:00 |
| Amṛta Kāla | 18:14 – 19:59 |
| Niśīta Muhūrta | 23:52 – 00:41 |
अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)
| Rāhu Kāla | 07:37 – 09:10 |
|---|---|
| Yamaganda | 10:43 – 12:16 |
| Gulika Kāla | 13:49 – 15:22 |
| Varjyam | 06:35 – 06:55 |
| Dur Muhūrta | 08:58 – 09:23 |
दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa
Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Śubha (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 · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna
चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows
| Day-1 Amṛta | 06:04 – 07:37 (auspicious) |
|---|---|
| Day-2 Kāla | 07:37 – 09:10 (inauspicious) |
| Day-3 Śubha | 09:10 – 10:43 (auspicious) |
| Day-4 Roga | 10:43 – 12:16 (inauspicious) |
| Day-5 Udveg | 12:16 – 13:49 (inauspicious) |
| Day-6 Chala | 13:49 – 15:22 (neutral) |
| Day-7 Labha | 15:22 – 16:55 (auspicious) |
| Day-8 Amṛta | 16:55 – 18:29 (auspicious) |
Choghaḍiyā Night Windows
| Night-1 Chala | 18:29 – 19:55 (neutral) |
|---|---|
| Night-2 Labha | 19:55 – 21:22 (auspicious) |
| Night-3 Amṛta | 21:22 – 22:49 (auspicious) |
| Night-4 Kāla | 22:49 – 00:16 (inauspicious) |
| Night-5 Śubha | 00:16 – 01:43 (auspicious) |
| Night-6 Roga | 01:43 – 03:10 (inauspicious) |
| Night-7 Udveg | 03:10 – 04:37 (inauspicious) |
| Night-8 Chala | 04:37 – 06:04 (neutral) |
Coordinates
Latitude: 6.9271°
Longitude: 79.8612°
Timezone: UTC+5.5
आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.
🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance
Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25 — Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)
-0562-04-11 — Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)
Cosmic Time
| Kali Year | 5116 |
|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch) | 1868408.27 |
| Julian Day | 2456873.770833 |
| Ayanamsa (Lahiri) | 24.0568° |
| Sun-Moon angle (elongation) | 94.13° |
🪷 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 (24.0568°), declination 17.30°, EoT -5.79 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: 2014-08-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)
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 (24.0568°), declination 17.30°, EoT -5.79 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: 2014-08-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)