पञ्चाङ्ग — Colombo, Sri Lanka · July 25, 2015 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 17.4 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga

यजन्ते सात्त्विका देवान्यक्षरक्षांसि राजसाः।प्रेतान्भूतगणांश्चान्ये यजन्ते तामसा जनाः।।17.4।।

"17.4 The Pure worship the true God; the Passionate, the powers of wealth and magic; the Ignorant, the spirits of the dead and of the lower orders of nature." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 17.4's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2072 Kīlaka

Śaka Saṁvat: 1937 Manmatha

Bengali Saṁvat: 1422

Malayalam Era: 1191

Nanakshahi: 546

Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)

Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Navamī (9/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Svātī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)	Kaulava
वार (Vāra)	Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	97.75°	Karka	Puṣya P2
चन्द्र Candra	197.46°	Tulā	Svātī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	86.00°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P2
बुध Budha	98.97°	Karka	Puṣya P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	121.48°	Siṃha	Maghā P1
शुक्र Śukra	126.47°	Siṃha	Maghā P2
शनि Śani	214.05°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā 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)	13:01 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	00:50 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 27 Mins 09 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 32 Mins 51 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:24 – 05:13
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:01 – 06:03
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:52 – 12:42
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:21 – 15:11
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:18 – 18:42
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:30 – 19:01
Amṛta Kāla	18:15 – 20:00
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:52 – 00:42

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	09:10 – 10:43
Yamaganda	13:50 – 15:24
Gulika Kāla	06:03 – 07:37
Varjyam	06:34 – 06:54
Dur Muhūrta	08:57 – 09:22

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: North

Rāhu Vāsa: East

Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (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 · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla	06:03 – 07:37 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha	07:37 – 09:10 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga	09:10 – 10:43 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg	10:43 – 12:17 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala	12:17 – 13:50 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha	13:50 – 15:24 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta	15:24 – 16:57 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla	16:57 – 18:30 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha	18:30 – 19:57 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta	19:57 – 21:24 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla	21:24 – 22:50 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha	22:50 – 00:17 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga	00:17 – 01:43 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg	01:43 – 03:10 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala	03:10 – 04:37 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha	04:37 – 06:03 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 6.9271°

Longitude: 79.8612°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śani Walk (शनि यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Navamī + Svātī alignment also occurred on:

-1626101-04-03 — Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Śukla Navamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1868763.27
Julian Day	2457228.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0704°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	102.19°

🪷 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 (24.0704°), declination 19.75°, 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: 2015-07-25 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)