पञ्चाङ्ग — Colombo, Sri Lanka · September 7, 2022 CE

🪷 आज: वामन जयन्ती — Vāmana Jayantī
Vāmana's three-step measure of all worlds; Bali's surrender. (= Onam in Kerala.)

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 10.24 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
पुरोधसां च मुख्यं मां विद्धि पार्थ बृहस्पतिम्।

सेनानीनामहं स्कन्दः सरसामस्मि सागरः।।10.24।।
"10.24 Among the priests, know, O Arjuna, that I am the Apostle Brihaspati; of generals I am Skanda, the Commander-in-Chief, and of waters I am the Ocean." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.24's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2079 Rākṣasa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1944 Śubhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1429
Malayalam Era: 1198
Nanakshahi: 553
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya140.25°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
चन्द्र Candra274.20°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala45.17°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
बुध Budha164.16°KanyāHasta P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati342.03°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
शुक्र Śukra127.87°SiṃhaMaghā P3
शनि Śani296.12°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:02 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:14 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:08 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:12 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:56 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 12 Mins 44 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 47 Mins 16 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:24 – 05:13
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:01 – 06:02
Abhijit Muhūrta11:44 – 12:32
Vijaya Muhūrta14:10 – 14:59
Godhūli Muhūrta18:02 – 18:26
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:14 – 18:45
Amṛta Kāla17:59 – 19:44
Niśīta Muhūrta23:44 – 00:32

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:08 – 13:40
Yamaganda07:33 – 09:05
Gulika Kāla10:36 – 12:08
Varjyam06:32 – 06:52
Dur Muhūrta 08:53 – 09:17

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:02 – 07:33 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:33 – 09:05 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:05 – 10:36 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:36 – 12:08 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:08 – 13:40 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:40 – 15:11 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:11 – 16:43 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:43 – 18:14 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:14 – 19:43 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:43 – 21:11 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:11 – 22:40 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:40 – 00:08 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:08 – 01:36 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:36 – 03:05 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:05 – 04:33 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:33 – 06:02 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871364.27
Julian Day2459829.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1699°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)136.23°
🪷 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 (24.1699°), declination 6.13°, EoT 2.56 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: 2022-09-07 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)