पञ्चाङ्ग — Colombo, Sri Lanka · October 20, 2022 CE

🪷 आज: तुला सङ्क्रान्ति — Tulā Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Libra.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.25 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
दंष्ट्राकरालानि च ते मुखानि

दृष्ट्वैव कालानलसन्निभानि।

दिशो न जाने न लभे च शर्म

प्रसीद देवेश जगन्निवास।।11.25।।
"11.25 When I see Thy mouths with their fearful jaws like glowing fires at the dissolution of creation, I lose all sense of place; I find no rest. Be merciful, O Lord in whom this universe abides!" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.25's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

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

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Daśamī (25/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Āśleṣā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya182.46°TulāCitrā P3
चन्द्र Candra117.92°KarkaAśleṣā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala60.32°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
बुध Budha169.05°KanyāHasta P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati336.61°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
शुक्र Śukra181.43°TulāCitrā P3
शनि Śani294.49°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:56 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:53 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:55 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:27 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:46 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 56 Mins 44 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 03 Mins 16 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:21 – 05:09
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:57 – 05:56
Abhijit Muhūrta11:31 – 12:19
Vijaya Muhūrta13:54 – 14:42
Godhūli Muhūrta17:41 – 18:05
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:53 – 18:23
Amṛta Kāla17:38 – 19:23
Niśīta Muhūrta23:31 – 00:19

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:24 – 14:54
Yamaganda05:56 – 07:26
Gulika Kāla08:56 – 10:25
Varjyam06:26 – 06:45
Dur Muhūrta 08:44 – 09:08

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:56 – 07:26 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:26 – 08:56 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:56 – 10:25 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:25 – 11:55 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:55 – 13:24 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:24 – 14:54 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:54 – 16:24 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:24 – 17:53 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:53 – 19:24 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:24 – 20:54 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:54 – 22:24 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:24 – 23:55 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:55 – 01:25 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:25 – 02:56 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:56 – 04:26 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:26 – 05:56 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871407.27
Julian Day2459872.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1715°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)295.95°
🪷 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 (24.1715°), declination -10.27°, EoT 15.70 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: 2022-10-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)