पञ्चाङ्ग — Colombo, Sri Lanka · September 18, 2022 CE

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 10.35 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
बृहत्साम तथा साम्नां गायत्री छन्दसामहम्।

मासानां मार्गशीर्षोऽहमृतूनां कुसुमाकरः।।10.35।।
"10.35 Of hymns I am Brihatsama, of metres I am Garatri, among the months I am Margasheersha (December), and I am the Spring among seasons." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.35's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2079 Rākṣasa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1944 Śubhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1429
Malayalam Era: 1198
Nanakshahi: 553
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya150.95°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
चन्द्र Candra62.31°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala50.41°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
बुध Budha161.29°KanyāHasta P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati340.67°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
शुक्र Śukra141.51°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
शनि Śani295.47°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:00 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:08 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:04 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)23:55 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:24 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 08 Mins 36 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 51 Mins 24 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:22 – 05:11
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:59 – 06:00
Abhijit Muhūrta11:40 – 12:28
Vijaya Muhūrta14:05 – 14:54
Godhūli Muhūrta17:56 – 18:20
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:08 – 18:39
Amṛta Kāla17:53 – 19:38
Niśīta Muhūrta23:40 – 00:28

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:37 – 18:08
Yamaganda12:04 – 13:35
Gulika Kāla15:06 – 16:37
Varjyam06:30 – 06:49
Dur Muhūrta 08:50 – 09:14

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:00 – 07:31 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:31 – 09:02 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:02 – 10:33 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:33 – 12:04 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:04 – 13:35 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:35 – 15:06 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:06 – 16:37 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:37 – 18:08 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:08 – 19:37 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:37 – 21:06 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:06 – 22:35 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:35 – 00:04 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:04 – 01:33 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:33 – 03:02 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:02 – 04:31 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:31 – 06:00 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871375.27
Julian Day2459840.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1703°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)271.17°
🪷 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 (24.1703°), declination 1.94°, EoT 6.61 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: 2022-09-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)