पञ्चाङ्ग — Colombo, Sri Lanka · August 9, 2016 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.46 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
तपस्विभ्योऽधिको योगी ज्ञानिभ्योऽपि मतोऽधिकः।

कर्मिभ्यश्चाधिको योगी तस्माद्योगी भवार्जुन।।6.46।।
"6.46 The wise man is superior to the ascetic and to the scholar and to the man of action; therefore be thou a wise man, O Arjuna!" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.46's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1423
Malayalam Era: 1192
Nanakshahi: 547
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Saptamī (7/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya112.81°KarkaAśleṣā P2
चन्द्र Candra183.91°TulāCitrā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala218.31°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
बुध Budha138.76°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati148.89°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
शुक्र Śukra129.89°SiṃhaMaghā P3
शनि Śani225.52°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:04 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:27 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:16 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:03 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:57 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 22 Mins 43 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 37 Mins 17 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:25 – 05:15
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:03 – 06:04
Abhijit Muhūrta11:51 – 12:41
Vijaya Muhūrta14:20 – 15:09
Godhūli Muhūrta18:15 – 18:39
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:27 – 18:58
Amṛta Kāla18:12 – 19:57
Niśīta Muhūrta23:51 – 00:41

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:21 – 16:54
Yamaganda09:10 – 10:43
Gulika Kāla12:16 – 13:49
Varjyam06:35 – 06:55
Dur Muhūrta 08:58 – 09:22

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
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):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:04 – 07:37 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:37 – 09:10 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:10 – 10:43 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:43 – 12:16 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:16 – 13:49 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:49 – 15:21 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:21 – 16:54 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:54 – 18:27 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:27 – 19:54 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:54 – 21:21 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:21 – 22:49 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:49 – 00:16 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:16 – 01:43 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:43 – 03:10 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:10 – 04:37 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:37 – 06:04 (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 Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869144.27
Julian Day2457609.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0850°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)73.22°
🪷 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 (24.0850°), declination 15.77°, EoT -5.21 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: 2016-08-09 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)