पञ्चाङ्ग — Colombo, Sri Lanka · October 25, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: देवोत्थान एकादशी — Devotthāna Ekādaśī (Prabodhinī)
Bhagavān Viṣṇu awakens; Cāturmāsya ends; weddings can resume.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.61 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
तानि सर्वाणि संयम्य युक्त आसीत मत्परः।

वशे हि यस्येन्द्रियाणि तस्य प्रज्ञा प्रतिष्ठिता।।2.61।।
"2.61 Restraining them all, let him meditate steadfastly on Me; for who thus conquers his senses achieves perfection." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.61's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

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

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya187.18°TulāSvātī P1
चन्द्र Candra315.73°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala194.29°TulāSvātī P3
बुध Budha189.94°TulāSvātī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati17.57°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
शुक्र Śukra140.43°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
शनि Śani306.50°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:57 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:52 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:54 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:30 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:27 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 55 Mins 05 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 04 Mins 55 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:21 – 05:09
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:57 – 05:57
Abhijit Muhūrta11:30 – 12:18
Vijaya Muhūrta13:53 – 14:41
Godhūli Muhūrta17:40 – 18:04
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:52 – 18:22
Amṛta Kāla17:37 – 19:22
Niśīta Muhūrta23:30 – 00:18

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:54 – 13:24
Yamaganda07:26 – 08:56
Gulika Kāla10:25 – 11:54
Varjyam06:27 – 06:46
Dur Muhūrta 08:44 – 09:07

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Śrīvatsa (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:57 – 07:26 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:26 – 08:56 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:56 – 10:25 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:25 – 11:54 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:54 – 13:24 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:24 – 14:53 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:53 – 16:22 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:22 – 17:52 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:52 – 19:22 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:22 – 20:53 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:53 – 22:24 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:24 – 23:54 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:54 – 01:25 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:25 – 02:56 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:56 – 04:26 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:26 – 05:57 (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 Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871777.27
Julian Day2460242.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1857°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)130.71°
🪷 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 (24.1857°), declination -11.95°, EoT 16.23 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: 2023-10-25 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)