पञ्चाङ्ग — Colombo, Sri Lanka · July 16, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: मिथुन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mithuna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Gemini.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.7 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
अस्माकं तु विशिष्टा ये तान्निबोध द्विजोत्तम।

नायका मम सैन्यस्य संज्ञार्थं तान्ब्रवीमि ते।।1.7।।
"1.7 Further, take note of all those captains who have ranged themselves on our side, O best of Spiritual Guides! The leaders of my army. I will name them for you." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.7's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āṣāḍha (Āṣāḍha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1430
Malayalam Era: 1199
Nanakshahi: 554
Solar Month: Mithuna (Āni)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya89.11°MithunaPunarvasu P3
चन्द्र Candra69.71°MithunaĀrdrā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala128.88°SiṃhaMaghā P3
बुध Budha104.71°KarkaPuṣya P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati17.52°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
शुक्र Śukra123.16°SiṃhaMaghā P1
शनि Śani312.46°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:02 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:31 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:16 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:44 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:13 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 29 Mins 05 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 30 Mins 55 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:22 – 05:12
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:59 – 06:02
Abhijit Muhūrta11:51 – 12:41
Vijaya Muhūrta14:21 – 15:11
Godhūli Muhūrta18:19 – 18:43
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:31 – 19:02
Amṛta Kāla18:16 – 20:01
Niśīta Muhūrta23:51 – 00:41

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:57 – 18:31
Yamaganda12:16 – 13:50
Gulika Kāla15:24 – 16:57
Varjyam06:33 – 06:53
Dur Muhūrta 08:56 – 09:21

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:02 – 07:35 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:35 – 09:09 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:09 – 10:43 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:43 – 12:16 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:16 – 13:50 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:50 – 15:24 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:24 – 16:57 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:57 – 18:31 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:31 – 19:57 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:57 – 21:24 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:24 – 22:50 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:50 – 00:16 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:16 – 01:43 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:43 – 03:09 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:09 – 04:35 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:35 – 06:02 (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 Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871676.27
Julian Day2460141.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1818°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)340.92°
🪷 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 (24.1818°), declination 21.43°, EoT -5.68 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: 2023-07-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)