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

🪷 आज: देवोत्थान एकादशी — Devotthāna Ekādaśī (Prabodhinī)
Bhagavān Viṣṇu awakens; Cāturmāsya ends; weddings can resume.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.16 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
नासतो विद्यते भावो नाभावो विद्यते सतः।

उभयोरपि दृष्टोऽन्तस्त्वनयोस्तत्त्वदर्शिभिः।।2.16।।
"2.16 That which is not, shall never be; that which is, shall never cease to be. To the wise, these truths are self-evident." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.16's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2076 Paridhāvi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1941 Vikāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1426
Malayalam Era: 1195
Nanakshahi: 550
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya201.21°TulāViśākhā P1
चन्द्र Candra330.50°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala178.19°KanyāCitrā P2
बुध Budha209.30°TulāViśākhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati240.63°DhanuMūla P1
शुक्र Śukra223.32°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
शनि Śani261.75°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:59 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:50 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:55 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:30 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:33 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 50 Mins 34 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 09 Mins 26 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:25 – 05:12
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:00 – 05:59
Abhijit Muhūrta11:31 – 12:18
Vijaya Muhūrta13:53 – 14:40
Godhūli Muhūrta17:38 – 18:02
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:50 – 18:19
Amṛta Kāla17:35 – 19:20
Niśīta Muhūrta23:31 – 00:18

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:26 – 11:55
Yamaganda14:52 – 16:21
Gulika Kāla07:28 – 08:57
Varjyam06:29 – 06:48
Dur Muhūrta 08:45 – 09:09

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:59 – 07:28 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:28 – 08:57 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:57 – 10:26 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:26 – 11:55 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:55 – 13:23 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:23 – 14:52 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:52 – 16:21 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:21 – 17:50 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:50 – 19:21 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:21 – 20:52 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:52 – 22:23 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:23 – 23:55 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:55 – 01:26 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:26 – 02:57 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:57 – 04:28 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:28 – 05:59 (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)1870330.27
Julian Day2458795.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1303°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)127.95°
🪷 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 (24.1303°), declination -16.43°, EoT 15.99 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: 2019-11-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)