पञ्चाङ्ग — Colombo, Sri Lanka · August 16, 2017 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 18.28 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

अयुक्तः प्राकृतः स्तब्धः शठो नैष्कृतिकोऽलसः।विषादी दीर्घसूत्री च कर्ता तामस उच्यते।।18.28।।

"18.28 While he whose purpose is infirm, who is low-minded, stubborn, dishonest, malicious, indolent, despondent, procrastinating - he may be assumed to be in Darkness." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.28's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa

Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī

Bengali Saṁvat: 1424

Malayalam Era: 1193

Nanakshahi: 548

Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)

Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Navamī (24/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Rohiṇī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)	Gara
वार (Vāra)	Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	119.28°	Karka	Aśleṣā P4
चन्द्र Candra	42.30°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	112.69°	Karka	Aśleṣā P2
बुध Budha	137.02°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	174.80°	Kanyā	Citrā P1
शुक्र Śukra	83.63°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P2
शनि Śani	237.00°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:04 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:25 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:15 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	00:53 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	13:20 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 20 Mins 31 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 39 Mins 29 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:26 – 05:15
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:03 – 06:04
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:50 – 12:39
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:18 – 15:07
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:13 – 18:37
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:25 – 18:56
Amṛta Kāla	18:10 – 19:55
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:50 – 00:39

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	12:15 – 13:47
Yamaganda	07:37 – 09:09
Gulika Kāla	10:42 – 12:15
Varjyam	06:35 – 06:55
Dur Muhūrta	08:57 – 09:22

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: South-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Utpāta (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):
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 Labha	06:04 – 07:37 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta	07:37 – 09:09 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla	09:09 – 10:42 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha	10:42 – 12:15 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga	12:15 – 13:47 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg	13:47 – 15:20 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala	15:20 – 16:52 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha	16:52 – 18:25 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg	18:25 – 19:52 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala	19:52 – 21:20 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha	21:20 – 22:47 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta	22:47 – 00:15 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla	00:15 – 01:42 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha	01:42 – 03:09 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga	03:09 – 04:37 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg	04:37 – 06:04 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 6.9271°

Longitude: 79.8612°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Budha Walk (बुध यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Navamī + Rohiṇī alignment also occurred on:

-3226-07-09 — Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Rohiṇī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1869516.27
Julian Day	2457981.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0992°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	284.86°

🪷 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 (24.0992°), declination 13.72°, EoT -3.97 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: 2017-08-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)