पञ्चाङ्ग — Colombo, Sri Lanka · August 22, 2025 CE

🪷 आज: सिंह सङ्क्रान्ति — Siṁha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Leo.

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🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.27 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
जातस्य हि ध्रुवो मृत्युर्ध्रुवं जन्म मृतस्य च।

तस्मादपरिहार्येऽर्थे न त्वं शोचितुमर्हसि।।2.27।।
"2.27 For death is as sure for that which is born, as birth is for that which is dead. Therefore grieve not for what is inevitable." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.27's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

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

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Āśleṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)Śakuni
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya125.01°SiṃhaMaghā P2
चन्द्र Candra110.21°KarkaAśleṣā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala164.92°KanyāHasta P2
बुध Budha106.44°KarkaPuṣya P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati81.71°MithunaPunarvasu P1
शुक्र Śukra91.10°KarkaPunarvasu P4
शनि Śani336.52°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:04 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:22 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:13 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:03 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:25 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 18 Mins 26 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 41 Mins 34 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:25 – 05:15
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:02 – 06:04
Abhijit Muhūrta11:48 – 12:38
Vijaya Muhūrta14:16 – 15:05
Godhūli Muhūrta18:10 – 18:34
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:22 – 18:53
Amṛta Kāla18:07 – 19:52
Niśīta Muhūrta23:48 – 00:38

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:41 – 12:13
Yamaganda15:18 – 16:50
Gulika Kāla07:36 – 09:08
Varjyam06:35 – 06:54
Dur Muhūrta 08:56 – 09:21

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (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 · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:04 – 07:36 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:36 – 09:08 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:08 – 10:41 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:41 – 12:13 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:13 – 13:45 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:45 – 15:18 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:18 – 16:50 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:50 – 18:22 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:22 – 19:50 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:50 – 21:18 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:18 – 22:45 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:45 – 00:13 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:13 – 01:41 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:41 – 03:08 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:08 – 04:36 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:36 – 06:04 (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 Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872444.27
Julian Day2460909.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2112°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)346.52°
🪷 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 (24.2112°), declination 11.74°, EoT -2.54 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: 2025-08-22 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)