पञ्चाङ्ग — Colombo, Sri Lanka · September 30, 2025 CE

Also observed today

कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति · Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)Pan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 2.66 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga

नास्ति बुद्धिरयुक्तस्य न चायुक्तस्य भावना।

न चाभावयतः शान्तिरशान्तस्य कुतः सुखम्।।2.66।।

"2.66 Right discrimination is not for him who cannot concentrate. Without concentration, there cannot be meditation; he who cannot meditate must not expect peace; and without peace, how can anyone expect happiness?" — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 2.66'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 Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	162.93°	Kanyā	Hasta P1
चन्द्र Candra	253.33°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	190.64°	Tulā	Svātī P2
बुध Budha	174.98°	Kanyā	Citrā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	88.02°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P3
शुक्र Śukra	138.35°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P2
शनि Śani	333.69°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:58 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:02 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:00 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	12:11 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	23:52 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 03 Mins 58 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 56 Mins 02 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:21 – 05:09
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:57 – 05:58
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:36 – 12:24
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:00 – 14:49
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:50 – 18:14
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:02 – 18:32
Amṛta Kāla	17:47 – 19:32
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:36 – 00:24

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	15:01 – 16:31
Yamaganda	08:59 – 10:29
Gulika Kāla	12:00 – 13:30
Varjyam	06:28 – 06:47
Dur Muhūrta	08:47 – 09:11

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Dhātṛ (Auspicious)

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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga	05:58 – 07:28 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	07:28 – 08:59 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	08:59 – 10:29 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	10:29 – 12:00 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	12:00 – 13:30 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	13:30 – 15:01 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	15:01 – 16:31 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	16:31 – 18:02 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	18:02 – 19:31 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	19:31 – 21:01 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	21:01 – 22:30 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	22:30 – 00:00 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	00:00 – 01:29 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	01:29 – 02:59 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	02:59 – 04:28 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	04:28 – 05:58 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 6.9271°

Longitude: 79.8612°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Maṅgala Walk (मङ्गल यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Pūrva Āṣāḍhā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-12-25 — Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1872483.27
Julian Day	2460948.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2127°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	93.76°

🪷 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 (24.2127°), declination -2.83°, EoT 10.84 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: 2025-09-30 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)