पञ्चाङ्ग — Colombo, Sri Lanka · October 3, 2022 CE

Also observed today

कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति · Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)Pan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 11.8 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga

न तु मां शक्यसे द्रष्टुमनेनैव स्वचक्षुषा।

दिव्यं ददामि ते चक्षुः पश्य मे योगमैश्वरम्।।11.8।।

"11.8 Yet since with mortal eyes thou canst not see Me, lo! I give thee the Divine Sight. See now the glory of My Sovereignty."" — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 11.8'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 Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	165.65°	Kanyā	Hasta P2
चन्द्र Candra	256.09°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	56.23°	Vṛṣabha	Mr̥gaśirā P1
बुध Budha	149.85°	Siṃha	Uttara Phalgunī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	338.68°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P2
शुक्र Śukra	160.19°	Kanyā	Hasta P1
शनि Śani	294.82°	Makara	Dhaniṣṭhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:57 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:00 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:59 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	12:10 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	23:51 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 02 Mins 56 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 57 Mins 04 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:21 – 05:09
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:57 – 05:57
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:35 – 12:23
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:59 – 14:47
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:48 – 18:12
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:00 – 18:30
Amṛta Kāla	17:45 – 19:30
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:35 – 00:23

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	07:28 – 08:58
Yamaganda	10:28 – 11:59
Gulika Kāla	13:29 – 14:59
Varjyam	06:27 – 06:47
Dur Muhūrta	08:46 – 09:10

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Mātaṇga (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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta	05:57 – 07:28 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla	07:28 – 08:58 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha	08:58 – 10:28 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga	10:28 – 11:59 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg	11:59 – 13:29 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala	13:29 – 14:59 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha	14:59 – 16:30 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta	16:30 – 18:00 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala	18:00 – 19:30 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha	19:30 – 20:59 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta	20:59 – 22:29 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla	22:29 – 23:59 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha	23:59 – 01:28 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga	01:28 – 02:58 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg	02:58 – 04:28 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala	04:28 – 05:57 (neutral)

Coordinates

Latitude: 6.9271°

Longitude: 79.8612°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Candra Walk (चन्द्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Pūrva Āṣāḍhā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-12-25 — Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1871390.27
Julian Day	2459855.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1709°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	91.11°

🪷 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 (24.1709°), declination -3.89°, EoT 11.79 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: 2022-10-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)