पञ्चाङ्ग — Colombo, Sri Lanka · July 18, 2020 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 8.6 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
यं यं वापि स्मरन्भावं त्यजत्यन्ते कलेवरम्।

तं तमेवैति कौन्तेय सदा तद्भावभावितः।।8.6।।
"8.6 On whatever sphere of being the mind of a man may be intent at the time of death, thither he will go." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.6's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2077 Pramādī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1942 Śārvarī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1427
Malayalam Era: 1196
Nanakshahi: 551
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya91.75°KarkaPunarvasu P4
चन्द्र Candra58.68°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala346.92°MīnaRevatī P1
बुध Budha72.34°MithunaĀrdrā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati267.72°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
शुक्र Śukra49.08°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
शनि Śani274.69°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:02 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:31 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:16 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:50 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:19 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 28 Mins 33 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 31 Mins 27 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:22 – 05:12
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:00 – 06:02
Abhijit Muhūrta11:51 – 12:41
Vijaya Muhūrta14:21 – 15:11
Godhūli Muhūrta18:19 – 18:43
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:31 – 19:02
Amṛta Kāla18:16 – 20:01
Niśīta Muhūrta23:51 – 00:41

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:09 – 10:43
Yamaganda13:50 – 15:24
Gulika Kāla06:02 – 07:36
Varjyam06:33 – 06:53
Dur Muhūrta 08:57 – 09:22

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:02 – 07:36 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:36 – 09:09 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:09 – 10:43 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:43 – 12:16 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:16 – 13:50 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:50 – 15:24 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:24 – 16:57 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:57 – 18:31 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:31 – 19:57 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:57 – 21:24 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:24 – 22:50 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:50 – 00:16 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:16 – 01:43 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:43 – 03:09 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:09 – 04:36 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:36 – 06:02 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870583.27
Julian Day2459048.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1400°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)326.46°
🪷 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 (24.1400°), declination 20.97°, EoT -5.86 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: 2020-07-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)