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

Also observed today

तुला सङ्क्रान्ति · Tulā SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu
सङ्कष्टी चतुर्थी · Saṅkaṣṭī CaturthīPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 12.1 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga

अर्जुन उवाचएवं सततयुक्ता ये भक्तास्त्वां पर्युपासते।येचाप्यक्षरमव्यक्तं तेषां के योगवित्तमाः।।12.1।।

"12.1 "Arjuna asked: My Lord! Which are the better devotees who worship Thee, those who try to know Thee as a Personal God, or those who worship Thee as Impersonal and Indestructible?" — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 12.1's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2081 Piṅgala

Śaka Saṁvat: 1946 Krodhi

Bengali Saṁvat: 1431

Malayalam Era: 1200

Nanakshahi: 555

Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Rohiṇī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)	Bālava
वार (Vāra)	Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	183.94°	Tulā	Citrā P4
चन्द्र Candra	53.15°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	89.97°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P3
बुध Budha	196.69°	Tulā	Svātī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	56.89°	Vṛṣabha	Mr̥gaśirā P2
शुक्र Śukra	219.38°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P2
शनि Śani	319.14°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:57 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:53 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:55 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	20:57 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	09:26 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 56 Mins 12 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 03 Mins 48 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:21 – 05:09
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:57 – 05:57
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:31 – 12:19
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:54 – 14:42
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:41 – 18:05
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:53 – 18:23
Amṛta Kāla	17:38 – 19:23
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:31 – 00:19

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	07:26 – 08:56
Yamaganda	10:25 – 11:55
Gulika Kāla	13:24 – 14:54
Varjyam	06:26 – 06:46
Dur Muhūrta	08:44 – 09:08

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Śrīvatsa (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)

Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta	05:57 – 07:26 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla	07:26 – 08:56 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha	08:56 – 10:25 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga	10:25 – 11:55 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg	11:55 – 13:24 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala	13:24 – 14:54 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha	14:54 – 16:23 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta	16:23 – 17:53 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala	17:53 – 19:23 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha	19:23 – 20:54 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta	20:54 – 22:24 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla	22:24 – 23:55 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha	23:55 – 01:25 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga	01:25 – 02:56 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg	02:56 – 04:26 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala	04:26 – 05:57 (neutral)

Coordinates

Latitude: 6.9271°

Longitude: 79.8612°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Candra Walk (चन्द्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Caturthī + Rohiṇī alignment also occurred on:

-3226-07-09 — Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Rohiṇī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1872139.27
Julian Day	2460604.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1995°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	227.35°

🪷 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 (24.1995°), declination -10.81°, EoT 15.83 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: 2024-10-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)