पञ्चाङ्ग — Colombo, Sri Lanka · October 3, 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 18.46 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
यतः प्रवृत्तिर्भूतानां येन सर्वमिदं ततम्।स्वकर्मणा तमभ्यर्च्य सिद्धिं विन्दति मानवः।।18.46।।
"18.46 Man reaches perfection by dedicating his actions to God, Who is the source of all being, and fills everything." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.46'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 Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Rohiṇī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya165.45°KanyāHasta P2
चन्द्र Candra52.81°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala130.70°SiṃhaMaghā P4
बुध Budha160.40°KanyāHasta P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati136.44°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
शुक्र Śukra121.23°SiṃhaMaghā P1
शनि Śani216.89°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:57 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:00 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:59 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)22:14 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:42 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 03 Mins 03 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 56 Mins 57 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:21 – 05:09
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:57 – 05:57
Abhijit Muhūrta11:35 – 12:23
Vijaya Muhūrta13:59 – 14:47
Godhūli Muhūrta17:48 – 18:12
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:00 – 18:30
Amṛta Kāla17:45 – 19:30
Niśīta Muhūrta23:35 – 00:23

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:58 – 10:28
Yamaganda13:29 – 15:00
Gulika Kāla05:57 – 07:28
Varjyam06:27 – 06:47
Dur Muhūrta 08:46 – 09:10

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhātṛ (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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:57 – 07:28 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:28 – 08:58 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:58 – 10:28 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:28 – 11:59 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:59 – 13:29 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:29 – 15:00 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:00 – 16:30 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:30 – 18:00 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:00 – 19:30 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:30 – 21:00 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:00 – 22:29 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:29 – 23:59 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:59 – 01:28 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:28 – 02:58 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:58 – 04:28 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:28 – 05:57 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868833.27
Julian Day2457298.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0731°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)244.66°
🪷 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 (24.0731°), declination -3.77°, EoT 11.79 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: 2015-10-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)