पञ्चाङ्ग — Colombo, Sri Lanka · August 21, 2024 CE

🪷 आज: सिंह सङ्क्रान्ति — Siṁha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Leo.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 10.37 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
वृष्णीनां वासुदेवोऽस्मि पाण्डवानां धनंजयः।

मुनीनामप्यहं व्यासः कवीनामुशना कविः।।10.37।।
"10.37 I am Shri Krishna among the Vishnu-clan and Arjuna among the Pandavas; of the saints I am Vyasa, and I am Shukracharya among the sages." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.37's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2081 Piṅgala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1946 Krodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1431
Malayalam Era: 1200
Nanakshahi: 555
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā (17/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya124.29°SiṃhaMaghā P2
चन्द्र Candra321.92°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala56.27°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
बुध Budha120.48°SiṃhaMaghā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati53.42°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
शुक्र Śukra145.04°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
शनि Śani323.26°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:04 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:23 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:13 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)19:24 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)07:24 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 18 Mins 42 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 41 Mins 18 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:26 – 05:15
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:02 – 06:04
Abhijit Muhūrta11:49 – 12:38
Vijaya Muhūrta14:16 – 15:06
Godhūli Muhūrta18:11 – 18:35
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:23 – 18:53
Amṛta Kāla18:08 – 19:53
Niśīta Muhūrta23:49 – 00:38

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:13 – 13:46
Yamaganda07:36 – 09:09
Gulika Kāla10:41 – 12:13
Varjyam06:35 – 06:54
Dur Muhūrta 08:56 – 09:21

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Śrīvatsa (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 · 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 Labha06:04 – 07:36 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:36 – 09:09 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:09 – 10:41 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:41 – 12:13 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:13 – 13:46 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:46 – 15:18 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:18 – 16:50 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:50 – 18:23 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:23 – 19:50 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:50 – 21:18 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:18 – 22:46 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:46 – 00:13 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:13 – 01:41 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:41 – 03:09 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:09 – 04:36 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:36 – 06:04 (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 Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872078.27
Julian Day2460543.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1972°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)195.67°
🪷 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 (24.1972°), declination 12.00°, EoT -2.80 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: 2024-08-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)