पञ्चाङ्ग — Colombo, Sri Lanka · September 20, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.26 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
अथ चैनं नित्यजातं नित्यं वा मन्यसे मृतम्।

तथापि त्वं महाबाहो नैवं शोचितुमर्हसि।।2.26।।
"2.26 Even if thou thinkest of It as constantly being born, constantly dying, even then, O Mighty Man, thou still hast no cause to grieve." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.26's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1430
Malayalam Era: 1199
Nanakshahi: 554
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pañcamī (5/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Viśākhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya152.66°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
चन्द्र Candra208.85°TulāViśākhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala170.76°KanyāHasta P4
बुध Budha134.95°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati21.01°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra112.05°KarkaAśleṣā P2
शनि Śani308.02°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:59 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:07 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:03 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:55 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:41 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 07 Mins 56 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 52 Mins 04 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:22 – 05:11
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:59 – 05:59
Abhijit Muhūrta11:39 – 12:27
Vijaya Muhūrta14:05 – 14:53
Godhūli Muhūrta17:55 – 18:19
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:07 – 18:38
Amṛta Kāla17:52 – 19:37
Niśīta Muhūrta23:39 – 00:27

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:03 – 13:34
Yamaganda07:30 – 09:01
Gulika Kāla10:32 – 12:03
Varjyam06:30 – 06:49
Dur Muhūrta 08:49 – 09:13

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhātṛ (Auspicious)
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 · 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 · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:59 – 07:30 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:30 – 09:01 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:01 – 10:32 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:32 – 12:03 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:03 – 13:34 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:34 – 15:05 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:05 – 16:36 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:36 – 18:07 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:07 – 19:36 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:36 – 21:05 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:05 – 22:34 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:34 – 00:03 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:03 – 01:32 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:32 – 03:01 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:01 – 04:30 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:30 – 05:59 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Pañcamī + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871742.27
Julian Day2460207.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1843°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)59.40°
🪷 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 (24.1843°), declination 1.26°, EoT 7.35 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: 2023-09-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)