पञ्चाङ्ग — Colombo, Sri Lanka · September 30, 2017 CE

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कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति · Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)Pan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 18.73 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

अर्जुन उवाचनष्टो मोहः स्मृतिर्लब्धा त्वत्प्रसादान्मयाच्युत।स्थितोऽस्मि गतसन्देहः करिष्ये वचनं तव।।18.73।।

"18.73 Arjuna replied: My Lord! O Immutable One! My delusion has fled. By Thy Grace, O Changeless One, the light has dawned. My doubts are gone, and I stand before Thee ready to do Thy will."" — Shri Purohit Swami

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तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa

Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī

Bengali Saṁvat: 1424

Malayalam Era: 1193

Nanakshahi: 548

Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Daśamī (10/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)	Taitila
वार (Vāra)	Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	162.98°	Kanyā	Hasta P1
चन्द्र Candra	274.00°	Makara	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	141.26°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P3
बुध Budha	155.66°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	183.37°	Tulā	Citrā P4
शुक्र Śukra	137.92°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P2
शनि Śani	237.93°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:58 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:02 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:00 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	13:32 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	01:16 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 03 Mins 59 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 56 Mins 01 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:21 – 05:09
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:57 – 05:58
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:36 – 12:24
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:00 – 14:49
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:50 – 18:14
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:02 – 18:32
Amṛta Kāla	17:47 – 19:32
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:36 – 00:24

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	08:59 – 10:29
Yamaganda	13:30 – 15:01
Gulika Kāla	05:58 – 07:28
Varjyam	06:28 – 06:47
Dur Muhūrta	08:47 – 09:11

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: East

Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (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 Kāla	05:58 – 07:28 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha	07:28 – 08:59 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga	08:59 – 10:29 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg	10:29 – 12:00 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala	12:00 – 13:30 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha	13:30 – 15:01 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta	15:01 – 16:31 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla	16:31 – 18:02 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha	18:02 – 19:31 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta	19:31 – 21:01 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla	21:01 – 22:30 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha	22:30 – 00:00 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga	00:00 – 01:29 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg	01:29 – 02:59 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala	02:59 – 04:28 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha	04:28 – 05:58 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 6.9271°

Longitude: 79.8612°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śani Walk (शनि यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1869561.27
Julian Day	2458026.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1009°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	112.00°

🪷 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 (24.1009°), declination -2.81°, EoT 10.84 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: 2017-09-30 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)