पञ्चाङ्ग — Colombo, Sri Lanka · October 8, 2019 CE

🪷 आज: विजय दशमी — Vijaya Daśamī (Dasarā / Daśaharā)
Rāma's victory over Rāvaṇa; Durgā's victory; ārambha-divasa for śilpa-kalā.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.32 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
न काङ्क्षे विजयं कृष्ण न च राज्यं सुखानि च।

किं नो राज्येन गोविन्द किं भोगैर्जीवितेन वा।।1.32।।
"1.32 Ah my Lord! I crave not for victory, nor for the kingdom, nor for any pleasure. What were a kingdom or happiness or life to me," — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.32'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 Daśamī (10/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya170.35°KanyāHasta P4
चन्द्र Candra286.48°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala158.07°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
बुध Budha192.09°TulāSvātī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati235.09°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
शुक्र Śukra184.80°TulāCitrā P4
शनि Śani260.04°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:57 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:58 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:57 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:48 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:35 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 01 Mins 11 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 58 Mins 49 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:21 – 05:09
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:57 – 05:57
Abhijit Muhūrta11:33 – 12:21
Vijaya Muhūrta13:58 – 14:46
Godhūli Muhūrta17:46 – 18:10
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:58 – 18:28
Amṛta Kāla17:43 – 19:28
Niśīta Muhūrta23:33 – 00:21

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:58 – 16:28
Yamaganda08:57 – 10:27
Gulika Kāla11:57 – 13:27
Varjyam06:27 – 06:46
Dur Muhūrta 08:45 – 09:09

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (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):
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 Roga05:57 – 07:27 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:27 – 08:57 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:57 – 10:27 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:27 – 11:57 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:57 – 13:27 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:27 – 14:58 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:58 – 16:28 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:28 – 17:58 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:58 – 19:28 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:28 – 20:58 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:58 – 22:27 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:27 – 23:57 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:57 – 01:27 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:27 – 02:57 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:57 – 04:27 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:27 – 05:57 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5121
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870299.27
Julian Day2458764.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1291°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)114.02°
🪷 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 (24.1291°), declination -5.71°, EoT 13.23 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: 2019-10-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)