पञ्चाङ्ग — Colombo, Sri Lanka · November 2, 2017 CE

🪷 आज: तुला सङ्क्रान्ति — Tulā Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Libra.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.28 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाच

कृपया परयाऽऽविष्टो विषीदन्निदमब्रवीत्।

दृष्ट्वेमं स्वजनं कृष्ण युयुत्सुं समुपस्थितम्।।1.28।।
"1.28 And his heart melted with pity and sadly he spoke: O my Lord! When I see all these, my own people, thirsting for battle," — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.28's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1424
Malayalam Era: 1193
Nanakshahi: 548
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya195.71°TulāSvātī P3
चन्द्र Candra346.47°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala162.09°KanyāHasta P1
बुध Budha210.06°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati190.52°TulāSvātī P2
शुक्र Śukra178.88°KanyāCitrā P2
शनि Śani240.45°DhanuMūla P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:58 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:50 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:54 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:53 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:02 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 52 Mins 17 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 07 Mins 43 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:23 – 05:11
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:59 – 05:58
Abhijit Muhūrta11:30 – 12:18
Vijaya Muhūrta13:53 – 14:40
Godhūli Muhūrta17:38 – 18:02
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:50 – 18:20
Amṛta Kāla17:35 – 19:20
Niśīta Muhūrta23:30 – 00:18

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:23 – 14:52
Yamaganda05:58 – 07:27
Gulika Kāla08:56 – 10:25
Varjyam06:28 – 06:47
Dur Muhūrta 08:44 – 09:08

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:58 – 07:27 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:27 – 08:56 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:56 – 10:25 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:25 – 11:54 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:54 – 13:23 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:23 – 14:52 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:52 – 16:21 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:21 – 17:50 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:50 – 19:21 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:21 – 20:52 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:52 – 22:23 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:23 – 23:54 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:54 – 01:25 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:25 – 02:56 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:56 – 04:27 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:27 – 05:58 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869594.27
Julian Day2458059.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1022°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)151.00°
🪷 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 (24.1022°), declination -14.75°, EoT 16.42 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: 2017-11-02 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)