पञ्चाङ्ग — Colombo, Sri Lanka · September 3, 2017 CE

🪷 आज: वामन जयन्ती — Vāmana Jayantī
Vāmana's three-step measure of all worlds; Bali's surrender. (= Onam in Kerala.)

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.46 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
यतः प्रवृत्तिर्भूतानां येन सर्वमिदं ततम्।स्वकर्मणा तमभ्यर्च्य सिद्धिं विन्दति मानवः।।18.46।।
"18.46 Man reaches perfection by dedicating his actions to God, Who is the source of all being, and fills everything." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.46's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1424
Malayalam Era: 1193
Nanakshahi: 548
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya136.65°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
चन्द्र Candra278.35°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala124.15°SiṃhaMaghā P2
बुध Budha124.57°SiṃhaMaghā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati177.96°KanyāCitrā P2
शुक्र Śukra105.06°KarkaPuṣya P4
शनि Śani236.99°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:02 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:16 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:09 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:44 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:29 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 14 Mins 08 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 45 Mins 52 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:24 – 05:13
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:01 – 06:02
Abhijit Muhūrta11:45 – 12:34
Vijaya Muhūrta14:12 – 15:01
Godhūli Muhūrta18:04 – 18:28
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:16 – 18:47
Amṛta Kāla18:01 – 19:46
Niśīta Muhūrta23:45 – 00:34

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:45 – 18:16
Yamaganda12:09 – 13:41
Gulika Kāla15:13 – 16:45
Varjyam06:33 – 06:52
Dur Muhūrta 08:54 – 09:18

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:02 – 07:34 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:34 – 09:06 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:06 – 10:38 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:38 – 12:09 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:09 – 13:41 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:41 – 15:13 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:13 – 16:45 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:45 – 18:16 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:16 – 19:45 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:45 – 21:13 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:13 – 22:41 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:41 – 00:09 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:09 – 01:38 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:38 – 03:06 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:06 – 04:34 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:34 – 06:02 (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 Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869534.27
Julian Day2457999.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0999°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)141.01°
🪷 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 (24.0999°), declination 7.54°, EoT 1.15 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: 2017-09-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)