पञ्चाङ्ग — Colombo, Sri Lanka · October 23, 2028 CE

🪷 आज: छठ पूजा — Chhaṭh Pūjā
Bihar/UP festival worshiping Sūrya. 6th day of Kārtika Śukla.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 14.7 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
रजो रागात्मकं विद्धि तृष्णासङ्गसमुद्भवम्।तन्निबध्नाति कौन्तेय कर्मसङ्गेन देहिनम्।।14.7।।
"14.7 Passion, engendered by thirst for pleasure and attachment, binds the soul through its fondness for activity." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 14.7's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

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

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya185.90°TulāCitrā P4
चन्द्र Candra250.73°DhanuMūla P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala124.70°SiṃhaMaghā P2
बुध Budha168.62°KanyāHasta P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati168.39°KanyāHasta P3
शुक्र Śukra149.88°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
शनि Śani14.15°MeṣaBharaṇī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:57 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:52 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:54 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:23 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:04 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 55 Mins 30 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 04 Mins 30 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:21 – 05:09
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:57 – 05:57
Abhijit Muhūrta11:31 – 12:18
Vijaya Muhūrta13:54 – 14:41
Godhūli Muhūrta17:40 – 18:04
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:52 – 18:22
Amṛta Kāla17:37 – 19:22
Niśīta Muhūrta23:31 – 00:18

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:26 – 08:56
Yamaganda10:25 – 11:54
Gulika Kāla13:24 – 14:53
Varjyam06:27 – 06:46
Dur Muhūrta 08:44 – 09:08

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:57 – 07:26 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:26 – 08:56 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:56 – 10:25 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:25 – 11:54 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:54 – 13:24 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:24 – 14:53 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:53 – 16:23 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:23 – 17:52 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:52 – 19:23 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:23 – 20:53 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:53 – 22:24 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:24 – 23:54 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:54 – 01:25 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:25 – 02:56 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:56 – 04:26 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:26 – 05:57 (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 Year5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873602.27
Julian Day2462067.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2555°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)63.31°
🪷 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 (24.2555°), declination -11.53°, EoT 16.06 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: 2028-10-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)