पञ्चाङ्ग — Colombo, Sri Lanka · September 4, 2014 CE

🪷 आज: सिंह सङ्क्रान्ति — Siṁha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Leo.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.42 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
अथवा योगिनामेव कुले भवति धीमताम्।

एतद्धि दुर्लभतरं लोके जन्म यदीदृशम्।।6.42।।
"6.42 Or, he may be born in the family of the wise sages, though a birth like this is, indeed, very difficult to obtain." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.42'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 Daśamī (10/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya137.39°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
चन्द्र Candra247.54°DhanuMūla P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala209.27°TulāViśākhā P3
बुध Budha158.37°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati106.00°KarkaPuṣya P4
शुक्र Śukra123.71°SiṃhaMaghā P2
शनि Śani203.95°TulāViśākhā 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)13:39 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:20 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 13 Mins 52 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 46 Mins 08 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 Kāla13:41 – 15:13
Yamaganda06:02 – 07:34
Gulika Kāla09:06 – 10:37
Varjyam06:33 – 06:52
Dur Muhūrta 08:53 – 09:18

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:02 – 07:34 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:34 – 09:06 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:06 – 10:37 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:37 – 12:09 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:09 – 13:41 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:41 – 15:13 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:13 – 16:44 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:44 – 18:16 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:16 – 19:44 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:44 – 21:13 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:13 – 22:41 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:41 – 00:09 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:09 – 01:37 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:37 – 03:06 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:06 – 04:34 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:34 – 06:02 (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 Year5116
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868439.27
Julian Day2456904.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0580°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)113.56°
🪷 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 (24.0580°), declination 7.27°, 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: 2014-09-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)