पञ्चाङ्ग — Colombo, Sri Lanka · May 20, 2026 CE

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विनायक चतुर्थी · Vināyaka Caturthī (monthly)Pan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 9.7 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga

सर्वभूतानि कौन्तेय प्रकृतिं यान्ति मामिकाम्।

कल्पक्षये पुनस्तानि कल्पादौ विसृजाम्यहम्।।9.7।।

"9.7 All beings, O Arjuna, return at the close of every cosmic cycle into the realm of Nature, which is a part of Me, and at the beginning of the next I send them forth again." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 9.7's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2083 Siddhārthī

Śaka Saṁvat: 1948 Parābhava

Bengali Saṁvat: 1433

Malayalam Era: 1202

Nanakshahi: 557

Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Ārdrā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	34.84°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P3
चन्द्र Candra	80.22°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	6.21°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P2
बुध Budha	41.02°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	87.50°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P3
शुक्र Śukra	66.62°	Mithuna	Mr̥gaśirā P4
शनि Śani	347.01°	Mīna	Revatī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:53 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:21 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:07 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	08:54 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	21:23 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 27 Mins 22 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 32 Mins 38 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:14 – 05:03
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:51 – 05:53
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:42 – 12:32
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:12 – 15:01
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:09 – 18:33
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:21 – 18:52
Amṛta Kāla	18:06 – 19:51
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:42 – 00:32

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	12:07 – 13:40
Yamaganda	07:27 – 09:00
Gulika Kāla	10:34 – 12:07
Varjyam	06:24 – 06:44
Dur Muhūrta	08:48 – 09:13

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South

Rāhu Vāsa: South-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)

Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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 · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha	05:53 – 07:27 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta	07:27 – 09:00 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla	09:00 – 10:34 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha	10:34 – 12:07 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga	12:07 – 13:40 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg	13:40 – 15:14 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala	15:14 – 16:47 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha	16:47 – 18:21 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg	18:21 – 19:47 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala	19:47 – 21:14 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha	21:14 – 22:40 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta	22:40 – 00:07 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla	00:07 – 01:34 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha	01:34 – 03:00 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga	03:00 – 04:27 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg	04:27 – 05:53 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 6.9271°

Longitude: 79.8612°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Budha Walk (बुध यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1872715.27
Julian Day	2461180.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2215°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	42.47°

🪷 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 (24.2215°), declination 19.95°, EoT 3.60 min · verified ±1 min vs Drikpanchang
Lineage: Bhṛgu → Vyāsa → Āryabhaṭa → Brahmagupta → Bhāskara II → Mādhava → Parameśvara → Nīlakaṇṭha → Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate
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Computed for: 2026-05-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)