पञ्चाङ्ग — Colombo, Sri Lanka · September 27, 2019 CE

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.21 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाच

हृषीकेशं तदा वाक्यमिदमाह महीपते।

सेनयोरुभयोर्मध्ये रथं स्थापय मेऽच्युत।।1.21।।
"1.21 Raising his bow, spoke this to the Lord Shri Krishna: O Infallible! Lord of the earth! Please draw up my chariot betwixt the two armies," — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.21's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2076 Paridhāvi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1941 Vikāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1426
Malayalam Era: 1195
Nanakshahi: 550
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya159.53°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
चन्द्र Candra134.88°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala150.99°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
बुध Budha176.23°KanyāCitrā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati233.54°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
शुक्र Śukra171.12°KanyāHasta P4
शनि Śani259.78°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:58 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:03 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:01 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:16 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:28 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 05 Mins 18 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 54 Mins 42 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:21 – 05:10
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:58 – 05:58
Abhijit Muhūrta11:37 – 12:25
Vijaya Muhūrta14:02 – 14:50
Godhūli Muhūrta17:51 – 18:15
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:03 – 18:34
Amṛta Kāla17:48 – 19:33
Niśīta Muhūrta23:37 – 00:25

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:30 – 12:01
Yamaganda15:02 – 16:33
Gulika Kāla07:29 – 08:59
Varjyam06:28 – 06:48
Dur Muhūrta 08:47 – 09:11

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:58 – 07:29 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:29 – 08:59 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:59 – 10:30 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:30 – 12:01 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:01 – 13:31 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:31 – 15:02 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:02 – 16:33 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:33 – 18:03 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:03 – 19:33 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:33 – 21:02 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:02 – 22:31 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:31 – 00:01 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:01 – 01:30 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:30 – 02:59 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:59 – 04:29 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:29 – 05:58 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5121
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870288.27
Julian Day2458753.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1287°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)337.10°
🪷 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 (24.1287°), declination -1.45°, EoT 9.84 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: 2019-09-27 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)