पञ्चाङ्ग — Colombo, Sri Lanka · August 31, 2028 CE

🪷 आज: वामन जयन्ती — Vāmana Jayantī
Vāmana's three-step measure of all worlds; Bali's surrender. (= Onam in Kerala.)

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 12.9 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga
अथ चित्तं समाधातुं न शक्नोषि मयि स्थिरम्।अभ्यासयोगेन ततो मामिच्छाप्तुं धनञ्जय।।12.9।।
"12.9 But if thou canst not fix thy mind firmly on Me, then, My beloved friend, try to do so by constant practice." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 12.9'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 Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya133.92°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
चन्द्र Candra270.43°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala92.42°KarkaPunarvasu P4
बुध Budha159.73°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati157.04°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
शुक्र Śukra88.89°MithunaPunarvasu P3
शनि Śani16.97°MeṣaBharaṇī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:03 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:18 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:10 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:25 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:08 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 15 Mins 07 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 44 Mins 53 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:25 – 05:14
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:02 – 06:03
Abhijit Muhūrta11:46 – 12:35
Vijaya Muhūrta14:13 – 15:02
Godhūli Muhūrta18:06 – 18:30
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:18 – 18:49
Amṛta Kāla18:03 – 19:48
Niśīta Muhūrta23:46 – 00:35

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:42 – 15:14
Yamaganda06:03 – 07:35
Gulika Kāla09:07 – 10:39
Varjyam06:33 – 06:53
Dur Muhūrta 08:54 – 09:19

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:03 – 07:35 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:35 – 09:07 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:07 – 10:39 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:39 – 12:10 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:10 – 13:42 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:42 – 15:14 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:14 – 16:46 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:46 – 18:18 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:18 – 19:46 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:46 – 21:14 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:14 – 22:42 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:42 – 00:10 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:10 – 01:39 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:39 – 03:07 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:07 – 04:35 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:35 – 06:03 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873549.27
Julian Day2462014.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2534°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)134.90°
🪷 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 (24.2534°), declination 8.50°, EoT 0.15 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: 2028-08-31 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)