पञ्चाङ्ग — Colombo, Sri Lanka · August 26, 2014 CE

🪷 आज: सिंह सङ्क्रान्ति — Siṁha Saṅkrānti
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🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.33 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाच

योऽयं योगस्त्वया प्रोक्तः साम्येन मधुसूदन।

एतस्याहं न पश्यामि चञ्चलत्वात् स्थितिं स्थिराम्।।6.33।।
"6.33 Arjuna said: I do not see how I can attain this state of equanimity which Thou has revealed, owing to the restlessness of my mind." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.33's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2071 Plavaṅga
Śaka Saṁvat: 1936 Jaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1421
Malayalam Era: 1190
Nanakshahi: 545
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Kiṃstughna
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya128.69°SiṃhaMaghā P3
चन्द्र Candra133.59°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala203.56°TulāViśākhā P2
बुध Budha144.21°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati104.13°KarkaPuṣya P4
शुक्र Śukra112.61°KarkaAśleṣā P2
शनि Śani203.39°TulāViśākhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:03 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:21 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:12 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:25 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:38 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 17 Mins 09 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 42 Mins 51 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:25 – 05:14
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:02 – 06:03
Abhijit Muhūrta11:47 – 12:37
Vijaya Muhūrta14:15 – 15:04
Godhūli Muhūrta18:09 – 18:33
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:21 – 18:51
Amṛta Kāla18:06 – 19:51
Niśīta Muhūrta23:47 – 00:37

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:16 – 16:48
Yamaganda09:08 – 10:40
Gulika Kāla12:12 – 13:44
Varjyam06:34 – 06:54
Dur Muhūrta 08:55 – 09:20

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:03 – 07:36 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:36 – 09:08 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:08 – 10:40 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:40 – 12:12 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:12 – 13:44 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:44 – 15:16 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:16 – 16:48 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:48 – 18:21 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:21 – 19:48 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:48 – 21:16 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:16 – 22:44 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:44 – 00:12 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:12 – 01:40 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:40 – 03:08 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:08 – 04:36 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:36 – 06:03 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5116
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868430.27
Julian Day2456895.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0576°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)5.95°
🪷 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 (24.0576°), declination 10.49°, EoT -1.42 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: 2014-08-26 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)