पञ्चाङ्ग — Colombo, Sri Lanka · October 13, 2015 CE

🪷 आज: शारदीय नवरात्रि आरम्भ — Śāradīya Navrātri Start
Autumn Navrātri begins; Devī Mahiṣāsura-mardinī worship for 9 nights.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.56 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
सर्वकर्माण्यपि सदा कुर्वाणो मद्व्यपाश्रयः।मत्प्रसादादवाप्नोति शाश्वतं पदमव्ययम्।।18.56।।
"18.56 Relying on Me in all his action and doing them for My sake, he attains, by My Grace, Eternal and Unchangeable Life." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.56's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla 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)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Kiṃstughna
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya175.32°KanyāCitrā P1
चन्द्र Candra175.75°KanyāCitrā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala136.90°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
बुध Budha157.69°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati138.43°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
शुक्र Śukra129.33°SiṃhaMaghā P3
शनि Śani217.81°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:56 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:56 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:56 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:59 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:56 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 59 Mins 21 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 00 Mins 39 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:21 – 05:08
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:56 – 05:56
Abhijit Muhūrta11:32 – 12:20
Vijaya Muhūrta13:56 – 14:44
Godhūli Muhūrta17:44 – 18:08
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:56 – 18:26
Amṛta Kāla17:41 – 19:26
Niśīta Muhūrta23:32 – 00:20

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:56 – 16:26
Yamaganda08:56 – 10:26
Gulika Kāla11:56 – 13:26
Varjyam06:26 – 06:46
Dur Muhūrta 08:44 – 09:08

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (Inauspicious)
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 · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:56 – 07:26 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:26 – 08:56 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:56 – 10:26 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:26 – 11:56 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:56 – 13:26 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:26 – 14:56 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:56 – 16:26 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:26 – 17:56 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:56 – 19:26 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:26 – 20:56 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:56 – 22:26 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:26 – 23:56 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:56 – 01:26 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:26 – 02:56 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:56 – 04:26 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:26 – 05:56 (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)1868843.27
Julian Day2457308.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0734°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)1.29°
🪷 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 (24.0734°), declination -7.59°, EoT 14.44 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: 2015-10-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)