पञ्चाङ्ग — Colombo, Sri Lanka · July 18, 2025 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.39 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
कथं न ज्ञेयमस्माभिः पापादस्मान्निवर्तितुम्।

कुलक्षयकृतं दोषं प्रपश्यद्भिर्जनार्दन।।1.39।।
"1.39 Should not we, whose eyes are open, who consider it to be wrong to annihilate our house, turn away from so great a crime?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.39's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2082 Kālayukta
Śaka Saṁvat: 1947 Viśvāvasu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1432
Malayalam Era: 1201
Nanakshahi: 556
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Aśvinī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya91.48°KarkaPunarvasu P4
चन्द्र Candra1.60°MeṣaAśvinī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala143.22°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
बुध Budha111.09°KarkaAśleṣā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati74.37°MithunaĀrdrā P3
शुक्र Śukra50.38°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
शनि Śani337.78°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:02 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:31 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:16 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)00:10 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:24 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 28 Mins 35 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 31 Mins 25 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:22 – 05:12
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:00 – 06:02
Abhijit Muhūrta11:51 – 12:41
Vijaya Muhūrta14:21 – 15:11
Godhūli Muhūrta18:19 – 18:43
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:31 – 19:02
Amṛta Kāla18:16 – 20:01
Niśīta Muhūrta23:51 – 00:41

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:43 – 12:16
Yamaganda15:24 – 16:57
Gulika Kāla07:36 – 09:09
Varjyam06:33 – 06:53
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: Amṛta (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
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):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:02 – 07:36 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:36 – 09:09 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:09 – 10:43 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:43 – 12:16 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:16 – 13:50 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:50 – 15:24 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:24 – 16:57 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:57 – 18:31 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:31 – 19:57 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:57 – 21:24 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:24 – 22:50 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:50 – 00:16 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:16 – 01:43 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:43 – 03:09 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:09 – 04:36 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:36 – 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-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)
-3101-02-18Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872409.27
Julian Day2460874.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2098°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)271.37°
🪷 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 (24.2098°), declination 21.00°, EoT -5.86 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: 2025-07-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)