पञ्चाङ्ग — Colombo, Sri Lanka · September 21, 2026 CE

🪷 आज: विजय दशमी — Vijaya Daśamī (Dasarā / Daśaharā)
Rāma's victory over Rāvaṇa; Durgā's victory; ārambha-divasa for śilpa-kalā.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.55 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
मत्कर्मकृन्मत्परमो मद्भक्तः सङ्गवर्जितः।

निर्वैरः सर्वभूतेषु यः स मामेति पाण्डव।।11.55।।
"11.55 He whose every action is done for My sake, to whom I am the final goal, who loves Me only and hates no one - O My dearest son, only he can realize Me!"" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.55's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2083 Siddhārthī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1948 Parābhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1433
Malayalam Era: 1202
Nanakshahi: 557
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Daśamī (10/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya153.86°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
चन्द्र Candra267.59°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala91.23°KarkaPunarvasu P4
बुध Budha171.86°KanyāHasta P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati113.31°KarkaAśleṣā P2
शुक्र Śukra191.31°TulāSvātī P2
शनि Śani348.16°MīnaRevatī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:59 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:07 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:03 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:46 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:29 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 07 Mins 27 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 52 Mins 33 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:22 – 05:11
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:58 – 05:59
Abhijit Muhūrta11:39 – 12:27
Vijaya Muhūrta14:04 – 14:53
Godhūli Muhūrta17:55 – 18:19
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:07 – 18:37
Amṛta Kāla17:52 – 19:37
Niśīta Muhūrta23:39 – 00:27

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:30 – 09:01
Yamaganda10:32 – 12:03
Gulika Kāla13:34 – 15:05
Varjyam06:29 – 06:49
Dur Muhūrta 08:49 – 09:13

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (Inauspicious)
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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:59 – 07:30 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:30 – 09:01 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:01 – 10:32 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:32 – 12:03 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:03 – 13:34 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:34 – 15:05 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:05 – 16:36 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:36 – 18:07 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:07 – 19:36 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:36 – 21:05 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:05 – 22:34 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:34 – 00:03 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:03 – 01:32 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:32 – 03:01 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:01 – 04:30 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:30 – 05:59 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872839.27
Julian Day2461304.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2263°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)113.90°
🪷 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 (24.2263°), declination 0.76°, EoT 7.71 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: 2026-09-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)