पञ्चाङ्ग — Colombo, Sri Lanka · August 16, 2024 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 10.32 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
सर्गाणामादिरन्तश्च मध्यं चैवाहमर्जुन।

अध्यात्मविद्या विद्यानां वादः प्रवदतामहम्।।10.32।।
"10.32 I am the Beginning, the Middle and the End in creation; among sciences, I am the science of Spirituality; I am the Discussion among disputants." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.32's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2081 Piṅgala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1946 Krodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1431
Malayalam Era: 1200
Nanakshahi: 555
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya119.48°KarkaAśleṣā P4
चन्द्र Candra249.79°DhanuMūla P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala53.05°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
बुध Budha124.72°SiṃhaMaghā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati52.69°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
शुक्र Śukra138.91°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
शनि Śani323.60°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:04 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:25 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:15 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:05 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:46 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 20 Mins 25 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 39 Mins 35 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:26 – 05:15
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:03 – 06:04
Abhijit Muhūrta11:50 – 12:39
Vijaya Muhūrta14:18 – 15:07
Godhūli Muhūrta18:13 – 18:37
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:25 – 18:56
Amṛta Kāla18:10 – 19:55
Niśīta Muhūrta23:50 – 00:39

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:42 – 12:15
Yamaganda15:20 – 16:52
Gulika Kāla07:37 – 09:09
Varjyam06:35 – 06:55
Dur Muhūrta 08:57 – 09:22

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:04 – 07:37 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:37 – 09:09 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:09 – 10:42 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:42 – 12:15 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:15 – 13:47 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:47 – 15:20 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:20 – 16:52 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:52 – 18:25 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:25 – 19:52 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:52 – 21:20 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:20 – 22:47 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:47 – 00:15 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:15 – 01:42 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:42 – 03:09 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:09 – 04:37 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:37 – 06:04 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872073.27
Julian Day2460538.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1970°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)131.78°
🪷 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 (24.1970°), declination 13.63°, EoT -3.97 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: 2024-08-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)