पञ्चाङ्ग — Colombo, Sri Lanka · August 17, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.39 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
कथं न ज्ञेयमस्माभिः पापादस्मान्निवर्तितुम्।

कुलक्षयकृतं दोषं प्रपश्यद्भिर्जनार्दन।।1.39।।
"1.39 Should not we, whose eyes are open, who consider it to be wrong to annihilate our house, turn away from so great a crime?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.39's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1430
Malayalam Era: 1199
Nanakshahi: 554
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya119.73°KarkaAśleṣā P4
चन्द्र Candra126.69°SiṃhaMaghā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala148.80°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha145.48°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati20.85°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra113.65°KarkaAśleṣā P3
शनि Śani310.50°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:04 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:24 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:14 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:34 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:50 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 20 Mins 20 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 39 Mins 40 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:25 – 05:15
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:02 – 06:04
Abhijit Muhūrta11:50 – 12:39
Vijaya Muhūrta14:18 – 15:07
Godhūli Muhūrta18:12 – 18:36
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:24 – 18:55
Amṛta Kāla18:09 – 19:54
Niśīta Muhūrta23:50 – 00:39

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:47 – 15:19
Yamaganda06:04 – 07:37
Gulika Kāla09:09 – 10:42
Varjyam06:35 – 06:55
Dur Muhūrta 08:57 – 09:22

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:04 – 07:37 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:37 – 09:09 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:09 – 10:42 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:42 – 12:14 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:14 – 13:47 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:47 – 15:19 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:19 – 16:52 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:52 – 18:24 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:24 – 19:52 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:52 – 21:19 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:19 – 22:47 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:47 – 00:14 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:14 – 01:42 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:42 – 03:09 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:09 – 04:37 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:37 – 06:04 (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 Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871708.27
Julian Day2460173.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1830°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)8.45°
🪷 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 (24.1830°), declination 13.55°, EoT -3.75 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: 2023-08-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)