पञ्चाङ्ग — Colombo, Sri Lanka · August 29, 2020 CE

🪷 आज: पार्श्व एकादशी — Pārśva (Parivartinī) Ekādaśī
Viṣṇu turns from one side to another in yoga-nidrā (mid-Cāturmāsya).

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 9.20 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
त्रैविद्या मां सोमपाः पूतपापा

यज्ञैरिष्ट्वा स्वर्गतिं प्रार्थयन्ते।

ते पुण्यमासाद्य सुरेन्द्रलोक

मश्नन्ति दिव्यान्दिवि देवभोगान्।।9.20।।
"9.20 Those who are versed in the scriptures, who drink the mystic Soma-juice and are purified from sin, but who while worshipping Me with sacrifices pray that I will lead them to heaven; they reach the holy world where lives the Controller of the Powers of Nature, and they enjoy …" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.20's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2077 Pramādī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1942 Śārvarī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1427
Malayalam Era: 1196
Nanakshahi: 551
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya132.03°SiṃhaMaghā P4
चन्द्र Candra263.14°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala2.61°MeṣaAśvinī P1
बुध Budha142.35°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati263.62°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
शुक्र Śukra86.68°MithunaPunarvasu P3
शनि Śani271.95°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:03 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:19 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:11 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:04 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:47 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 15 Mins 52 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 44 Mins 08 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:25 – 05:14
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:02 – 06:03
Abhijit Muhūrta11:47 – 12:36
Vijaya Muhūrta14:14 – 15:03
Godhūli Muhūrta18:07 – 18:31
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:19 – 18:50
Amṛta Kāla18:04 – 19:49
Niśīta Muhūrta23:47 – 00:36

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:07 – 10:39
Yamaganda13:43 – 15:15
Gulika Kāla06:03 – 07:35
Varjyam06:34 – 06:53
Dur Muhūrta 08:55 – 09:19

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Utpāta (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (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 · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:03 – 07:35 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:35 – 09:07 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:07 – 10:39 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:39 – 12:11 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:11 – 13:43 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:43 – 15:15 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:15 – 16:47 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:47 – 18:19 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:19 – 19:47 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:47 – 21:15 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:15 – 22:43 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:43 – 00:11 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:11 – 01:39 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:39 – 03:07 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:07 – 04:35 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:35 – 06:03 (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)1870625.27
Julian Day2459090.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1416°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)130.26°
🪷 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 (24.1416°), declination 9.25°, EoT -0.50 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: 2020-08-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)