पञ्चाङ्ग — Colombo, Sri Lanka · September 12, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: सिंह सङ्क्रान्ति — Siṁha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Leo.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.18 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
अन्तवन्त इमे देहा नित्यस्योक्ताः शरीरिणः।

अनाशिनोऽप्रमेयस्य तस्माद्युध्यस्व भारत।।2.18।।
"2.18 The material bodies which this Eternal, Indestructible, Immeasurable Spirit inhabits are all finite. Therefore fight, O Valiant Man!" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.18'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 Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Āśleṣā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya144.86°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
चन्द्र Candra111.90°KarkaAśleṣā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala165.52°KanyāHasta P2
बुध Budha134.69°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati21.32°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra108.78°KarkaAśleṣā P1
शनि Śani308.57°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:01 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:12 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:06 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:44 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:05 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 10 Mins 57 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 49 Mins 03 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:23 – 05:12
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:00 – 06:01
Abhijit Muhūrta11:42 – 12:31
Vijaya Muhūrta14:08 – 14:57
Godhūli Muhūrta18:00 – 18:24
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:12 – 18:42
Amṛta Kāla17:57 – 19:42
Niśīta Muhūrta23:42 – 00:31

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:09 – 16:40
Yamaganda09:03 – 10:35
Gulika Kāla12:06 – 13:38
Varjyam06:31 – 06:51
Dur Muhūrta 08:51 – 09:16

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (Inauspicious)
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 · 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 Roga06:01 – 07:32 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:32 – 09:03 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:03 – 10:35 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:35 – 12:06 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:06 – 13:38 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:38 – 15:09 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:09 – 16:40 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:40 – 18:12 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:12 – 19:40 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:40 – 21:09 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:09 – 22:38 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:38 – 00:06 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:06 – 01:35 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:35 – 03:03 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:03 – 04:32 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:32 – 06:01 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871734.27
Julian Day2460199.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1840°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)325.57°
🪷 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 (24.1840°), declination 4.34°, EoT 4.38 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: 2023-09-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)