पञ्चाङ्ग — Colombo, Sri Lanka · August 26, 2021 CE

🪷 आज: सिंह सङ्क्रान्ति — Siṁha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Leo.

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🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.19 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
स घोषो धार्तराष्ट्राणां हृदयानि व्यदारयत्।

नभश्च पृथिवीं चैव तुमुलो व्यनुनादयन्।।1.19।।
"1.19 The tumult rent the hearts of the sons of Dhritarashtra, and violently shook heaven and earth with its echo." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.19's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2078 Ānanda
Śaka Saṁvat: 1943 Plava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1428
Malayalam Era: 1197
Nanakshahi: 552
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Revatī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya128.89°SiṃhaMaghā P3
चन्द्र Candra351.73°MīnaRevatī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala142.70°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
बुध Budha149.34°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati302.25°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
शुक्र Śukra167.15°KanyāHasta P3
शनि Śani284.37°MakaraŚravaṇa P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:03 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:20 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:12 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:58 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:09 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 17 Mins 02 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 42 Mins 58 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:25 – 05:14
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:02 – 06:03
Abhijit Muhūrta11:47 – 12:37
Vijaya Muhūrta14:15 – 15:04
Godhūli Muhūrta18:08 – 18:32
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:20 – 18:51
Amṛta Kāla18:05 – 19:50
Niśīta Muhūrta23:47 – 00:37

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:44 – 15:16
Yamaganda06:03 – 07:36
Gulika Kāla09:08 – 10:40
Varjyam06:34 – 06:54
Dur Muhūrta 08:55 – 09:20

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:03 – 07:36 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:36 – 09:08 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:08 – 10:40 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:40 – 12:12 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:12 – 13:44 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:44 – 15:16 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:16 – 16:48 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:48 – 18:20 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:20 – 19:48 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:48 – 21:16 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:16 – 22:44 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:44 – 00:12 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:12 – 01:40 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:40 – 03:08 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:08 – 04:36 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:36 – 06:03 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870987.27
Julian Day2459452.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1554°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)224.66°
🪷 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 (24.1554°), declination 10.39°, EoT -1.42 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: 2021-08-26 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)