पञ्चाङ्ग — Colombo, Sri Lanka · September 2, 2019 CE

🪷 आज: वराह जयन्ती — Varāha Jayantī
Varāha lifted Bhū-Devī from the cosmic ocean.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.74 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
सञ्जय उवाचइत्यहं वासुदेवस्य पार्थस्य च महात्मनः।संवादमिममश्रौषमद्भुतं रोमहर्षणम्।।18.74।।
"18.74 Sanjaya told: "Thus have I heard this rare, wonderful and soul-stirring discourse of the Lord Shri Krishna and the great-souled Arjuna." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.74's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

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

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya135.18°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
चन्द्र Candra172.08°KanyāHasta P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala135.02°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha132.94°SiṃhaMaghā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati231.09°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
शुक्र Śukra140.07°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
शनि Śani259.93°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:02 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:17 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:10 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:38 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:37 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 14 Mins 41 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 45 Mins 19 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 Muhūrta18:05 – 18:29
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:17 – 18:48
Amṛta Kāla18:02 – 19:47
Niśīta Muhūrta23:45 – 00:34

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:34 – 09:06
Yamaganda10:38 – 12:10
Gulika Kāla13:42 – 15:13
Varjyam06:33 – 06:53
Dur Muhūrta 08:54 – 09:18

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (Inauspicious)
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):
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 · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:02 – 07:34 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:34 – 09:06 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:06 – 10:38 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:38 – 12:10 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:10 – 13:42 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:42 – 15:13 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:13 – 16:45 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:45 – 18:17 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:17 – 19:45 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:45 – 21:13 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:13 – 22:42 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:42 – 00:10 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:10 – 01:38 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:38 – 03:06 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:06 – 04:34 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:34 – 06:02 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5121
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870263.27
Julian Day2458728.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1278°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)34.78°
🪷 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 (24.1278°), declination 8.08°, EoT 0.81 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: 2019-09-02 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)