पञ्चाङ्ग — Colombo, Sri Lanka · August 21, 2023 CE

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BG 1.43 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
दोषैरेतैः कुलघ्नानां वर्णसङ्करकारकैः।

उत्साद्यन्ते जातिधर्माः कुलधर्माश्च शाश्वताः।।1.43।।
"1.43 By the destruction of our lineage and the pollution of blood, ancient class traditions and family purity alike perish." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.43's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

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

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pañcamī (5/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya123.58°SiṃhaMaghā P2
चन्द्र Candra174.49°KanyāCitrā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala151.34°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
बुध Budha147.13°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati21.07°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra111.39°KarkaAśleṣā P2
शनि Śani310.20°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:04 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:23 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:13 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:38 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:36 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 18 Mins 58 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 41 Mins 02 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:25 – 05:15
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:02 – 06:04
Abhijit Muhūrta11:49 – 12:38
Vijaya Muhūrta14:17 – 15:06
Godhūli Muhūrta18:11 – 18:35
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:23 – 18:54
Amṛta Kāla18:08 – 19:53
Niśīta Muhūrta23:49 – 00:38

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:36 – 09:09
Yamaganda10:41 – 12:13
Gulika Kāla13:46 – 15:18
Varjyam06:35 – 06:54
Dur Muhūrta 08:56 – 09:21

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:04 – 07:36 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:36 – 09:09 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:09 – 10:41 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:41 – 12:13 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:13 – 13:46 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:46 – 15:18 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:18 – 16:50 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:50 – 18:23 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:23 – 19:50 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:50 – 21:18 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:18 – 22:46 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:46 – 00:13 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:13 – 01:41 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:41 – 03:09 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:09 – 04:36 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:36 – 06:04 (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 Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871712.27
Julian Day2460177.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1832°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)54.69°
🪷 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 (24.1832°), declination 12.25°, EoT -2.80 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: 2023-08-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)