पञ्चाङ्ग — Colombo, Sri Lanka · September 19, 2028 CE

🪷 आज: शारदीय नवरात्रि आरम्भ — Śāradīya Navrātri Start
Autumn Navrātri begins; Devī Mahiṣāsura-mardinī worship for 9 nights.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 13.8 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
अमानित्वमदम्भित्वमहिंसा क्षान्तिरार्जवम्।आचार्योपासनं शौचं स्थैर्यमात्मविनिग्रहः।।13.8।।
"13.8 Humility, sincerity, harmlessness, forgiveness, rectitude, service of the Master, purity, steadfastness, self-control;" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.8's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2085 Durmati
Śaka Saṁvat: 1950 Kīlaka
Bengali Saṁvat: 1435
Malayalam Era: 1204
Nanakshahi: 559
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)Kiṃstughna
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya152.38°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
चन्द्र Candra156.28°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala104.35°KarkaPuṣya P4
बुध Budha174.16°KanyāCitrā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati161.07°KanyāHasta P1
शुक्र Śukra109.91°KarkaAśleṣā P1
शनि Śani16.39°MeṣaBharaṇī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:00 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:08 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:04 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:17 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:21 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 08 Mins 01 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 51 Mins 59 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:22 – 05:11
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:59 – 06:00
Abhijit Muhūrta11:39 – 12:28
Vijaya Muhūrta14:05 – 14:53
Godhūli Muhūrta17:56 – 18:20
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:08 – 18:38
Amṛta Kāla17:53 – 19:38
Niśīta Muhūrta23:39 – 00:28

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:06 – 16:37
Yamaganda09:02 – 10:33
Gulika Kāla12:04 – 13:35
Varjyam06:30 – 06:49
Dur Muhūrta 08:49 – 09:14

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Śubha (Auspicious)
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):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:00 – 07:31 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:31 – 09:02 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:02 – 10:33 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:33 – 12:04 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:04 – 13:35 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:35 – 15:06 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:06 – 16:37 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:37 – 18:08 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:08 – 19:37 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:37 – 21:06 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:06 – 22:35 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:35 – 00:04 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:04 – 01:33 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:33 – 03:02 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:02 – 04:31 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:31 – 06:00 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873568.27
Julian Day2462033.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2542°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)3.74°
🪷 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 (24.2542°), declination 1.34°, EoT 6.98 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: 2028-09-19 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)