पञ्चाङ्ग — Colombo, Sri Lanka · June 30, 2016 CE

🪷 आज: कामिका एकादशी — Kāmikā Ekādaśī
First Ekādaśī of Cāturmāsya; equivalent to gift of cow + svarṇa.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.6 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
बन्धुरात्माऽऽत्मनस्तस्य येनात्मैवात्मना जितः।

अनात्मनस्तु शत्रुत्वे वर्तेतात्मैव शत्रुवत्।।6.6।।
"6.6 To him who has conquered his lower nature by Its help, the Self is a friend, but to him who has not done so, It is an enemy." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.6's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āṣāḍha (Āṣāḍha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1423
Malayalam Era: 1192
Nanakshahi: 547
Solar Month: Mithuna (Āni)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya74.61°MithunaĀrdrā P3
चन्द्र Candra14.82°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala208.82°TulāViśākhā P3
बुध Budha65.78°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati142.23°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
शुक्र Śukra80.73°MithunaPunarvasu P1
शनि Śani226.98°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:58 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:29 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:14 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:05 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:24 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 31 Mins 08 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 28 Mins 52 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:18 – 05:08
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:56 – 05:58
Abhijit Muhūrta11:49 – 12:39
Vijaya Muhūrta14:19 – 15:09
Godhūli Muhūrta18:17 – 18:41
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:29 – 19:01
Amṛta Kāla18:14 – 19:59
Niśīta Muhūrta23:49 – 00:39

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:48 – 15:22
Yamaganda05:58 – 07:32
Gulika Kāla09:06 – 10:40
Varjyam06:30 – 06:50
Dur Muhūrta 08:54 – 09:19

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:58 – 07:32 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:32 – 09:06 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:06 – 10:40 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:40 – 12:14 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:14 – 13:48 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:48 – 15:22 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:22 – 16:56 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:56 – 18:29 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:29 – 19:56 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:56 – 21:22 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:22 – 22:48 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:48 – 00:14 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:14 – 01:40 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:40 – 03:06 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:06 – 04:32 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:32 – 05:58 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869104.27
Julian Day2457569.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0834°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)302.37°
🪷 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 (24.0834°), declination 23.15°, EoT -3.28 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: 2016-06-30 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)