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

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.51 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाच

दृष्ट्वेदं मानुषं रूपं तवसौम्यं जनार्दन।

इदानीमस्मि संवृत्तः सचेताः प्रकृतिं गतः।।11.51।।
"11.51 Arjuna said: Seeing Thee in Thy gentle human form, my Lord, I am myself again, calm once more." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.51's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2081 Piṅgala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1946 Krodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1431
Malayalam Era: 1200
Nanakshahi: 555
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya178.97°KanyāCitrā P2
चन्द्र Candra338.56°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala87.74°MithunaPunarvasu P3
बुध Budha188.91°TulāSvātī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati57.05°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
शुक्र Śukra213.33°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
शनि Śani319.37°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:57 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:54 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:56 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:31 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:37 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 57 Mins 58 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 02 Mins 02 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:21 – 05:09
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:57 – 05:57
Abhijit Muhūrta11:32 – 12:19
Vijaya Muhūrta13:55 – 14:43
Godhūli Muhūrta17:42 – 18:06
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:54 – 18:24
Amṛta Kāla17:39 – 19:24
Niśīta Muhūrta23:32 – 00:19

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

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

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
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 · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:57 – 07:26 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:26 – 08:56 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:56 – 10:26 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:26 – 11:56 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:56 – 13:25 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:25 – 14:55 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:55 – 16:25 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:25 – 17:54 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:54 – 19:25 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:25 – 20:55 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:55 – 22:25 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:25 – 23:56 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:56 – 01:26 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:26 – 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 Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872134.27
Julian Day2460599.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1993°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)160.88°
🪷 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 (24.1993°), declination -9.00°, EoT 15.05 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: 2024-10-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)