पञ्चाङ्ग — Colombo, Sri Lanka · August 27, 2028 CE

🪷 आज: राधाष्टमी — Rādhāṣṭamī
Manifestation of Śrī Rādhā at Barsānā — Krishna's ādi-śakti.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 12.5 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga
क्लेशोऽधिकतरस्तेषामव्यक्तासक्तचेतसाम्।

अव्यक्ता हि गतिर्दुःखं देहवद्भिरवाप्यते।।12.5।।
"12.5 But they who thus fix their attention on the Absolute and Impersonal encounter greater hardships, for it is difficult for those who possess a body to realise Me as without one." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 12.5's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2085 Durmati
Śaka Saṁvat: 1950 Kīlaka
Bengali Saṁvat: 1435
Malayalam Era: 1204
Nanakshahi: 559
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya130.05°SiṃhaMaghā P4
चन्द्र Candra219.67°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala89.86°MithunaPunarvasu P3
बुध Budha154.67°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati156.22°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
शुक्र Śukra84.65°MithunaPunarvasu P2
शनि Śani17.02°MeṣaBharaṇī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:03 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:20 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:12 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:18 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:02 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 16 Mins 34 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 43 Mins 26 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:25 – 05:14
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:02 – 06:03
Abhijit Muhūrta11:47 – 12:36
Vijaya Muhūrta14:14 – 15:04
Godhūli Muhūrta18:08 – 18:32
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:20 – 18:51
Amṛta Kāla18:05 – 19:50
Niśīta Muhūrta23:47 – 00:36

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:48 – 18:20
Yamaganda12:12 – 13:44
Gulika Kāla15:16 – 16:48
Varjyam06:34 – 06:54
Dur Muhūrta 08:55 – 09:20

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (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 · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:03 – 07:35 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:35 – 09:08 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:08 – 10:40 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:40 – 12:12 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:12 – 13:44 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:44 – 15:16 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:16 – 16:48 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:48 – 18:20 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:20 – 19:48 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:48 – 21:16 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:16 – 22:44 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:44 – 00:12 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:12 – 01:40 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:40 – 03:08 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:08 – 04:35 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:35 – 06:03 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Anurādhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873545.27
Julian Day2462010.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2533°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)86.53°
🪷 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 (24.2533°), declination 9.93°, EoT -1.12 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: 2028-08-27 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)