पञ्चाङ्ग — Colombo, Sri Lanka · August 9, 2026 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.12 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
दिवि सूर्यसहस्रस्य भवेद्युगपदुत्थिता।

यदि भाः सदृशी सा स्याद्भासस्तस्य महात्मनः।।11.12।।
"11.12 Could a thousand suns blaze forth together it would be but a faint reflection of the radiance of the Lord God." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.12's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2083 Siddhārthī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1948 Parābhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1433
Malayalam Era: 1202
Nanakshahi: 557
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya112.27°KarkaAśleṣā P2
चन्द्र Candra61.53°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala63.89°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P4
बुध Budha94.40°KarkaPuṣya P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati104.31°KarkaPuṣya P4
शुक्र Śukra157.67°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
शनि Śani350.42°MīnaRevatī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:04 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:27 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:16 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:38 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:07 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 22 Mins 51 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 37 Mins 09 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:25 – 05:15
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:02 – 06:04
Abhijit Muhūrta11:51 – 12:41
Vijaya Muhūrta14:20 – 15:09
Godhūli Muhūrta18:15 – 18:39
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:27 – 18:58
Amṛta Kāla18:12 – 19:57
Niśīta Muhūrta23:51 – 00:41

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:54 – 18:27
Yamaganda12:16 – 13:49
Gulika Kāla15:21 – 16:54
Varjyam06:35 – 06:55
Dur Muhūrta 08:58 – 09:22

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:04 – 07:37 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:37 – 09:10 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:10 – 10:43 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:43 – 12:16 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:16 – 13:49 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:49 – 15:21 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:21 – 16:54 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:54 – 18:27 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:27 – 19:54 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:54 – 21:21 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:21 – 22:49 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:49 – 00:16 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:16 – 01:43 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:43 – 03:10 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:10 – 04:37 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:37 – 06:04 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872796.27
Julian Day2461261.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2246°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)311.61°
🪷 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 (24.2246°), declination 15.89°, EoT -5.21 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: 2026-08-09 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)