पञ्चाङ्ग — Colombo, Sri Lanka · September 25, 2025 CE

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.61 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
तानि सर्वाणि संयम्य युक्त आसीत मत्परः।

वशे हि यस्येन्द्रियाणि तस्य प्रज्ञा प्रतिष्ठिता।।2.61।।
"2.61 Restraining them all, let him meditate steadfastly on Me; for who thus conquers his senses achieves perfection." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.61's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2082 Kālayukta
Śaka Saṁvat: 1947 Viśvāvasu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1432
Malayalam Era: 1201
Nanakshahi: 556
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya158.02°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
चन्द्र Candra193.71°TulāSvātī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala187.25°TulāSvātī P1
बुध Budha166.81°KanyāHasta P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati87.37°MithunaPunarvasu P3
शुक्र Śukra132.21°SiṃhaMaghā P4
शनि Śani334.07°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:58 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:04 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:01 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:29 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:20 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 05 Mins 51 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 54 Mins 09 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:22 – 05:10
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:58 – 05:58
Abhijit Muhūrta11:37 – 12:26
Vijaya Muhūrta14:02 – 14:51
Godhūli Muhūrta17:52 – 18:16
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:04 – 18:35
Amṛta Kāla17:49 – 19:34
Niśīta Muhūrta23:37 – 00:26

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:32 – 15:03
Yamaganda05:58 – 07:29
Gulika Kāla09:00 – 10:31
Varjyam06:29 – 06:48
Dur Muhūrta 08:48 – 09:12

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (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 · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:58 – 07:29 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:29 – 09:00 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:00 – 10:31 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:31 – 12:01 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:01 – 13:32 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:32 – 15:03 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:03 – 16:34 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:34 – 18:04 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:04 – 19:34 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:34 – 21:03 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:03 – 22:32 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:32 – 00:01 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:01 – 01:31 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:31 – 03:00 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:00 – 04:29 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:29 – 05:58 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 6.9271°
Longitude: 79.8612°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872478.27
Julian Day2460943.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2125°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)39.13°
🪷 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 (24.2125°), declination -0.89°, EoT 9.15 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: 2025-09-25 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)