पञ्चाङ्ग — Colombo, Sri Lanka · September 26, 2022 CE

🪷 आज: शारदीय नवरात्रि आरम्भ — Śāradīya Navrātri Start
Autumn Navrātri begins; Devī Mahiṣāsura-mardinī worship for 9 nights.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.1 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाच

मदनुग्रहाय परमं गुह्यमध्यात्मसंज्ञितम्।

यत्त्वयोक्तं वचस्तेन मोहोऽयं विगतो मम।।11.1।।
"11.1 "Arjuna said: My Lord! Thy words concerning the Supreme Secret of Self, given for my blessing, have dispelled the illusions which surrounded me." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.1's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla 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)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)Kiṃstughna
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya158.78°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
चन्द्र Candra160.31°KanyāHasta P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala53.73°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
बुध Budha153.11°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati339.61°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
शुक्र Śukra151.47°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
शनि Śani295.09°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:58 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:04 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:01 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:06 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:09 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 05 Mins 35 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 54 Mins 25 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:22 – 05:10
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:58 – 05:58
Abhijit Muhūrta11:37 – 12:25
Vijaya Muhūrta14:02 – 14:50
Godhūli Muhūrta17:52 – 18:16
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:04 – 18:34
Amṛta Kāla17:49 – 19:34
Niśīta Muhūrta23:37 – 00:25

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:29 – 09:00
Yamaganda10:30 – 12:01
Gulika Kāla13:32 – 15:02
Varjyam06:29 – 06:48
Dur Muhūrta 08:48 – 09:12

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Utpāta (Inauspicious)
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):
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 · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:58 – 07:29 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:29 – 09:00 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:00 – 10:30 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:30 – 12:01 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:01 – 13:32 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:32 – 15:02 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:02 – 16:33 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:33 – 18:04 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:04 – 19:33 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:33 – 21:02 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:02 – 22:32 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:32 – 00:01 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:01 – 01:30 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:30 – 03:00 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:00 – 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 Time

Kali Year5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871383.27
Julian Day2459848.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1706°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)0.83°
🪷 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 (24.1706°), declination -1.17°, EoT 9.50 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: 2022-09-26 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)