पञ्चाङ्ग — Colombo, Sri Lanka · September 10, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: इन्दिरा एकादशी — Indirā Ekādaśī
Falls in Pitṛ Pakṣa; liberates ancestors from naraka.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.16 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
नासतो विद्यते भावो नाभावो विद्यते सतः।

उभयोरपि दृष्टोऽन्तस्त्वनयोस्तत्त्वदर्शिभिः।।2.16।।
"2.16 That which is not, shall never be; that which is, shall never cease to be. To the wise, these truths are self-evident." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.16's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Punarvasu Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya142.91°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
चन्द्र Candra88.08°MithunaPunarvasu P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala164.21°KanyāHasta P2
बुध Budha136.03°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati21.36°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra108.26°KarkaAśleṣā P1
शनि Śani308.71°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:01 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:13 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:07 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:14 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:41 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 11 Mins 42 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 48 Mins 18 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:23 – 05:12
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:00 – 06:01
Abhijit Muhūrta11:43 – 12:31
Vijaya Muhūrta14:09 – 14:58
Godhūli Muhūrta18:01 – 18:25
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:13 – 18:43
Amṛta Kāla17:58 – 19:43
Niśīta Muhūrta23:43 – 00:31

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:41 – 18:13
Yamaganda12:07 – 13:38
Gulika Kāla15:10 – 16:41
Varjyam06:32 – 06:51
Dur Muhūrta 08:52 – 09:16

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:01 – 07:33 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:33 – 09:04 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:04 – 10:35 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:35 – 12:07 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:07 – 13:38 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:38 – 15:10 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:10 – 16:41 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:41 – 18:13 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:13 – 19:41 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:41 – 21:10 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:10 – 22:38 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:38 – 00:07 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:07 – 01:35 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:35 – 03:04 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:04 – 04:33 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:33 – 06:01 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī + Punarvasu alignment also occurred on:
-1626101-04-03Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Punarvasu)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871732.27
Julian Day2460197.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1839°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)302.92°
🪷 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 (24.1839°), declination 5.09°, EoT 3.65 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: 2023-09-10 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)