पञ्चाङ्ग — Colombo, Sri Lanka · September 6, 2024 CE

🪷 आज: वराह जयन्ती — Varāha Jayantī
Varāha lifted Bhū-Devī from the cosmic ocean.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.11 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
दिव्यमाल्याम्बरधरं दिव्यगन्धानुलेपनम्।

सर्वाश्चर्यमयं देवमनन्तं विश्वतोमुखम्।।11.11।।
"11.11 Crowned with heavenly garlands, clothed in shining garments, anointed with divine unctions, He showed Himself as the Resplendent One, Marvellous, Boundless, Omnipresent." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.11's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla 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)Śukla Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya139.75°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
चन्द्र Candra171.89°KanyāHasta P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala66.21°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P4
बुध Budha121.46°SiṃhaMaghā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati55.37°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
शुक्र Śukra164.64°KanyāHasta P2
शनि Śani322.07°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:02 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:15 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:08 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:18 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:16 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 12 Mins 55 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 47 Mins 05 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:24 – 05:13
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:01 – 06:02
Abhijit Muhūrta11:44 – 12:33
Vijaya Muhūrta14:11 – 14:59
Godhūli Muhūrta18:03 – 18:27
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:15 – 18:45
Amṛta Kāla18:00 – 19:45
Niśīta Muhūrta23:44 – 00:33

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:37 – 12:08
Yamaganda15:12 – 16:43
Gulika Kāla07:34 – 09:05
Varjyam06:32 – 06:52
Dur Muhūrta 08:53 – 09:17

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (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 · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:02 – 07:34 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:34 – 09:05 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:05 – 10:37 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:37 – 12:08 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:08 – 13:40 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:40 – 15:12 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:12 – 16:43 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:43 – 18:15 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:15 – 19:43 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:43 – 21:12 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:12 – 22:40 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:40 – 00:08 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:08 – 01:37 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:37 – 03:05 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:05 – 04:34 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:34 – 06:02 (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)1872094.27
Julian Day2460559.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1978°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)35.57°
🪷 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 (24.1978°), declination 6.31°, EoT 2.20 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: 2024-09-06 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)