पञ्चाङ्ग — Colombo, Sri Lanka · September 29, 2015 CE

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.42 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
शमो दमस्तपः शौचं क्षान्तिरार्जवमेव च।ज्ञानं विज्ञानमास्तिक्यं ब्रह्मकर्म स्वभावजम्।।18.42।।
"18.42 Serenity, self-restraint, austerity, purity, forgiveness, as well as uprightness, knowledge, wisdom and faith in God - these constitute the duty of a spiritual Teacher." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.42's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2072 Kīlaka
Śaka Saṁvat: 1937 Manmatha
Bengali Saṁvat: 1422
Malayalam Era: 1191
Nanakshahi: 546
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā (17/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Revatī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya161.52°KanyāHasta P1
चन्द्र Candra354.59°MīnaRevatī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala128.21°SiṃhaMaghā P3
बुध Budha164.83°KanyāHasta P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati135.62°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
शुक्र Śukra118.42°KarkaAśleṣā P4
शनि Śani216.54°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:58 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:02 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:00 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)18:46 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)06:58 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 04 Mins 34 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 55 Mins 26 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:21 – 05:09
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:57 – 05:58
Abhijit Muhūrta11:36 – 12:24
Vijaya Muhūrta14:01 – 14:49
Godhūli Muhūrta17:50 – 18:14
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:02 – 18:33
Amṛta Kāla17:47 – 19:32
Niśīta Muhūrta23:36 – 00:24

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:01 – 16:32
Yamaganda08:59 – 10:29
Gulika Kāla12:00 – 13:31
Varjyam06:28 – 06:47
Dur Muhūrta 08:47 – 09:11

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
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):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:58 – 07:28 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:28 – 08:59 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:59 – 10:29 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:29 – 12:00 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:00 – 13:31 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:31 – 15:01 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:01 – 16:32 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:32 – 18:02 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:02 – 19:32 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:32 – 21:01 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:01 – 22:31 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:31 – 00:00 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:00 – 01:29 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:29 – 02:59 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:59 – 04:28 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:28 – 05:58 (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 Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868829.27
Julian Day2457294.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0729°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)192.30°
🪷 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 (24.0729°), declination -2.22°, EoT 10.52 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: 2015-09-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)