पञ्चाङ्ग — Colombo, Sri Lanka · September 29, 2028 CE

🪷 आज: पाशाङ्कुशा एकादशी — Pāśāṅkuśā Ekādaśī
Confers strength + wealth + son; equivalent to 1000 Aśvamedha-yajñas.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 13.18 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
ज्योतिषामपि तज्ज्योतिस्तमसः परमुच्यते।ज्ञानं ज्ञेयं ज्ञानगम्यं हृदि सर्वस्य विष्ठितम्।।13.18।।
"13.18 It is the Light of lights, beyond the reach of darkness; the Wisdom, the only thing that is worth knowing or that wisdom can teach; the Presence in the hearts of all." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.18'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 Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya162.17°KanyāHasta P1
चन्द्र Candra291.55°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala110.48°KarkaAśleṣā P2
बुध Budha169.14°KanyāHasta P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati163.23°KanyāHasta P1
शुक्र Śukra121.41°SiṃhaMaghā P1
शनि Śani15.86°MeṣaBharaṇī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:58 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:02 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:00 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:43 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:32 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 04 Mins 14 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 55 Mins 46 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:21 – 05:10
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:58 – 05:58
Abhijit Muhūrta11:36 – 12:24
Vijaya Muhūrta14:01 – 14:49
Godhūli Muhūrta17:50 – 18:14
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:02 – 18:32
Amṛta Kāla17:47 – 19:32
Niśīta Muhūrta23:36 – 00:24

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:30 – 12:00
Yamaganda15:01 – 16:32
Gulika Kāla07:28 – 08:59
Varjyam06:28 – 06:47
Dur Muhūrta 08:47 – 09:11

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:58 – 07:28 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:28 – 08:59 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:59 – 10:30 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:30 – 12:00 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:00 – 13:31 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:31 – 15:01 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:01 – 16:32 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:32 – 18:02 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:02 – 19:32 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:32 – 21:01 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:01 – 22:31 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:31 – 00:00 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:00 – 01:30 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:30 – 02:59 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:59 – 04:28 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:28 – 05:58 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873578.27
Julian Day2462043.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2545°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)127.40°
🪷 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 (24.2545°), declination -2.55°, EoT 10.52 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: 2028-09-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)