पञ्चाङ्ग — Colombo, Sri Lanka · September 6, 2020 CE

Also observed today

सङ्कष्टी चतुर्थी · Saṅkaṣṭī CaturthīPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 9.28 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga

शुभाशुभफलैरेवं मोक्ष्यसे कर्मबन्धनैः।

संन्यासयोगयुक्तात्मा विमुक्तो मामुपैष्यसि।।9.28।।

"9.28 So shall thy action be attended by no result, either good or bad; but through the spirit of renunciation thou shalt come to Me and be free." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 9.28's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa 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)	Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Aśvinī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)	Bālava
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	139.78°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P2
चन्द्र Candra	2.06°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	3.49°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P2
बुध Budha	155.85°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	263.34°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
शुक्र Śukra	95.25°	Karka	Puṣya P1
शनि Śani	271.61°	Makara	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:02 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:15 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:08 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	20:50 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	09:05 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 12 Mins 56 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 47 Mins 04 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:24 – 05:13
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:01 – 06:02
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:44 – 12:33
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:11 – 14:59
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:03 – 18:27
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:15 – 18:45
Amṛta Kāla	18:00 – 19:45
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:44 – 00:33

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	16:43 – 18:15
Yamaganda	12:08 – 13:40
Gulika Kāla	15:12 – 16:43
Varjyam	06:32 – 06:52
Dur Muhūrta	08:53 – 09:17

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (Auspicious)

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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg	06:02 – 07:34 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	07:34 – 09:05 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	09:05 – 10:37 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:37 – 12:08 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	12:08 – 13:40 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:40 – 15:12 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	15:12 – 16:43 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	16:43 – 18:15 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	18:15 – 19:43 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	19:43 – 21:12 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	21:12 – 22:40 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:40 – 00:08 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	00:08 – 01:37 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:37 – 03:05 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	03:05 – 04:34 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	04:34 – 06:02 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 6.9271°

Longitude: 79.8612°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Sūrya Walk (सूर्य यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Caturthī + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:

-3101-02-18 — Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1870633.27
Julian Day	2459098.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1419°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	225.77°

🪷 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 (24.1419°), declination 6.32°, EoT 2.20 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: 2020-09-06 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)