पञ्चाङ्ग — Colombo, Sri Lanka · November 14, 2014 CE

🪷 आज: तुला सङ्क्रान्ति — Tulā Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Libra.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 9.8 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
प्रकृतिं स्वामवष्टभ्य विसृजामि पुनः पुनः।

भूतग्राममिमं कृत्स्नमवशं प्रकृतेर्वशात्।।9.8।।
"9.8 With the help of Nature, again and again I pour forth the whole multitude of beings, whether they will or no, for they are ruled by My Will." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.8's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2071 Plavaṅga
Śaka Saṁvat: 1936 Jaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1421
Malayalam Era: 1190
Nanakshahi: 545
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Āśleṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya207.52°TulāViśākhā P3
चन्द्र Candra111.15°KarkaAśleṣā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala259.66°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
बुध Budha193.38°TulāSvātī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati116.83°KarkaAśleṣā P4
शुक्र Śukra212.30°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
शनि Śani211.10°VṛścikaViśākhā P4

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)23:19 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:41 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 48 Mins 48 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 11 Mins 12 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 Kāla10:27 – 11:55
Yamaganda14:53 – 16:21
Gulika Kāla07:30 – 08:58
Varjyam06:31 – 06:50
Dur Muhūrta 08:46 – 09:10

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (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 · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:01 – 07:30 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:30 – 08:58 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:58 – 10:27 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:27 – 11:55 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:55 – 13:24 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:24 – 14:53 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:53 – 16:21 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:21 – 17:50 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:50 – 19:21 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:21 – 20:53 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:53 – 22:24 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:24 – 23:55 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:55 – 01:27 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:27 – 02:58 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:58 – 04:30 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:30 – 06:01 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Āśleṣā alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5116
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868510.27
Julian Day2456975.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0607°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)264.20°
🪷 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 (24.0607°), declination -18.16°, 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: 2014-11-14 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)