पञ्चाङ्ग — Colombo, Sri Lanka · August 14, 2019 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 18.55 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
भक्त्या मामभिजानाति यावान्यश्चास्मि तत्त्वतः।ततो मां तत्त्वतो ज्ञात्वा विशते तदनन्तरम्।।18.55।।
"18.55 By such devotion, he sees Me, who I am and what I am; and thus realising the Truth, he enters My Kingdom." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.55's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2076 Paridhāvi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1941 Vikāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1426
Malayalam Era: 1195
Nanakshahi: 550
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya116.87°KarkaAśleṣā P4
चन्द्र Candra280.53°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala122.95°SiṃhaMaghā P1
बुध Budha98.34°KarkaPuṣya P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati230.39°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
शुक्र Śukra116.55°KarkaAśleṣā P3
शनि Śani260.68°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:04 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:26 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:15 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)17:17 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)05:02 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 21 Mins 20 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 38 Mins 40 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:25 – 05:15
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:02 – 06:04
Abhijit Muhūrta11:50 – 12:40
Vijaya Muhūrta14:18 – 15:08
Godhūli Muhūrta18:14 – 18:38
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:26 – 18:56
Amṛta Kāla18:11 – 19:56
Niśīta Muhūrta23:50 – 00:40

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:15 – 13:48
Yamaganda07:37 – 09:10
Gulika Kāla10:42 – 12:15
Varjyam06:35 – 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: Dhvānkṣa (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):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:04 – 07:37 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:37 – 09:10 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:10 – 10:42 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:42 – 12:15 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:15 – 13:48 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:48 – 15:20 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:20 – 16:53 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:53 – 18:26 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:26 – 19:53 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:53 – 21:20 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:20 – 22:48 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:48 – 00:15 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:15 – 01:42 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:42 – 03:10 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:10 – 04:37 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:37 – 06:04 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5121
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870244.27
Julian Day2458709.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1270°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)164.00°
🪷 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 (24.1270°), declination 14.50°, EoT -4.37 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: 2019-08-14 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)