पञ्चाङ्ग — Colombo, Sri Lanka · September 27, 2021 CE

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.4 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाच

कथं भीष्ममहं संख्ये द्रोणं च मधुसूदन।

इषुभिः प्रतियोत्स्यामि पूजार्हावरिसूदन।।2.4।।
"2.4 Arjuna argued: My Lord! How can I, when the battle rages, send an arrow through Bheeshma and Drona, who should receive my reverence?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.4's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2078 Ānanda
Śaka Saṁvat: 1943 Plava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1428
Malayalam Era: 1197
Nanakshahi: 552
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Rohiṇī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya160.01°KanyāHasta P1
चन्द्र Candra47.82°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala163.32°KanyāHasta P1
बुध Budha181.28°TulāCitrā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati298.89°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
शुक्र Śukra204.01°TulāViśākhā P2
शनि Śani282.92°MakaraŚravaṇa P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:58 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:03 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:01 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)22:18 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:46 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 05 Mins 06 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 54 Mins 54 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:21 – 05:10
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:58 – 05:58
Abhijit Muhūrta11:37 – 12:25
Vijaya Muhūrta14:02 – 14:50
Godhūli Muhūrta17:51 – 18:15
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:03 – 18:33
Amṛta Kāla17:48 – 19:33
Niśīta Muhūrta23:37 – 00:25

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:29 – 08:59
Yamaganda10:30 – 12:01
Gulika Kāla13:31 – 15:02
Varjyam06:28 – 06:48
Dur Muhūrta 08:47 – 09:12

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Śrīvatsa (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:58 – 07:29 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:29 – 08:59 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:59 – 10:30 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:30 – 12:01 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:01 – 13:31 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:31 – 15:02 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:02 – 16:33 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:33 – 18:03 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:03 – 19:33 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:33 – 21:02 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:02 – 22:31 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:31 – 00:01 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:01 – 01:30 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:30 – 02:59 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:59 – 04:29 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:29 – 05:58 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī + Rohiṇī alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Rohiṇī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871019.27
Julian Day2459484.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1567°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)250.82°
🪷 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 (24.1567°), declination -1.66°, EoT 9.84 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: 2021-09-27 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)