पञ्चाङ्ग — Colombo, Sri Lanka · October 4, 2019 CE

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.
🪷 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: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla 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)Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Jyeṣṭhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya166.41°KanyāHasta P2
चन्द्र Candra236.79°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala155.49°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
बुध Budha186.54°TulāCitrā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati234.50°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
शुक्र Śukra179.82°KanyāCitrā P2
शनि Śani259.92°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:57 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:00 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:58 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:49 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:31 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 02 Mins 40 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 57 Mins 20 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:21 – 05:09
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:57 – 05:57
Abhijit Muhūrta11:34 – 12:23
Vijaya Muhūrta13:59 – 14:47
Godhūli Muhūrta17:48 – 18:12
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:00 – 18:30
Amṛta Kāla17:45 – 19:30
Niśīta Muhūrta23:34 – 00:23

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:28 – 11:58
Yamaganda14:59 – 16:29
Gulika Kāla07:27 – 08:58
Varjyam06:27 – 06:47
Dur Muhūrta 08:46 – 09:10

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:57 – 07:27 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:27 – 08:58 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:58 – 10:28 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:28 – 11:58 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:58 – 13:29 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:29 – 14:59 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:59 – 16:29 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:29 – 18:00 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:00 – 19:29 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:29 – 20:59 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:59 – 22:29 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:29 – 23:58 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:58 – 01:28 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:28 – 02:58 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:58 – 04:27 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:27 – 05:57 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī + Jyeṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Jyeṣṭhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5121
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870295.27
Julian Day2458760.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1290°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)68.24°
🪷 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 (24.1290°), declination -4.17°, EoT 12.10 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: 2019-10-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)