पञ्चाङ्ग — Colombo, Sri Lanka · July 3, 2016 CE

🪷 आज: मिथुन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mithuna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Gemini.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.9 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
सुहृन्मित्रार्युदासीनमध्यस्थद्वेष्यबन्धुषु।

साधुष्वपि च पापेषु समबुद्धिर्विशिष्यते।।6.9।।
"6.9 He looks impartially on all - lover, friend or foe; indifferent or hostile; alien or relative; virtuous or sinful." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.9'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 Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Śakuni
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya77.47°MithunaĀrdrā P4
चन्द्र Candra58.42°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala208.89°TulāViśākhā P3
बुध Budha72.22°MithunaĀrdrā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati142.64°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
शुक्र Śukra84.42°MithunaPunarvasu P2
शनि Śani226.80°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:59 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:30 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:14 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:44 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:13 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 30 Mins 52 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 29 Mins 08 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:19 – 05:09
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:56 – 05:59
Abhijit Muhūrta11:49 – 12:39
Vijaya Muhūrta14:20 – 15:10
Godhūli Muhūrta18:18 – 18:42
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:30 – 19:01
Amṛta Kāla18:15 – 20:00
Niśīta Muhūrta23:49 – 00:39

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:56 – 18:30
Yamaganda12:14 – 13:48
Gulika Kāla15:22 – 16:56
Varjyam06:30 – 06:50
Dur Muhūrta 08:54 – 09:19

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (Auspicious)
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):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg05:59 – 07:33 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:33 – 09:07 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:07 – 10:41 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:41 – 12:14 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:14 – 13:48 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:48 – 15:22 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:22 – 16:56 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:56 – 18:30 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:30 – 19:56 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:56 – 21:22 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:22 – 22:48 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:48 – 00:14 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:14 – 01:41 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:41 – 03:07 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:07 – 04:33 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:33 – 05:59 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869107.27
Julian Day2457572.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0835°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)342.88°
🪷 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 (24.0835°), declination 22.93°, EoT -3.84 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: 2016-07-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)