पञ्चाङ्ग — Colombo, Sri Lanka · February 21, 2029 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 18.29 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

बुद्धेर्भेदं धृतेश्चैव गुणतस्त्रिविधं श्रृणु।प्रोच्यमानमशेषेण पृथक्त्वेन धनञ्जय।।18.29।।

"18.29 Reason and conviction are threefold, according to the Quality which is dominant. I will explain them fully and severally, O Arjuna!" — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.29's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2086 Dundubhi

Śaka Saṁvat: 1951 Saumya

Bengali Saṁvat: 1436

Malayalam Era: 1205

Nanakshahi: 560

Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Kṛttikā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Indra
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	308.43°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P1
चन्द्र Candra	31.74°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	168.87°	Kanyā	Hasta P3
बुध Budha	284.73°	Makara	Śravaṇa P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	182.95°	Tulā	Citrā P3
शुक्र Śukra	300.40°	Kumbha	Dhaniṣṭhā P3
शनि Śani	12.07°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:26 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:23 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:25 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	11:46 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	00:10 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 56 Mins 29 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 03 Mins 31 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:51 – 05:39
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:27 – 06:26
Abhijit Muhūrta	12:01 – 12:49
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:24 – 15:12
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:11 – 18:35
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:23 – 18:53
Amṛta Kāla	18:08 – 19:53
Niśīta Muhūrta	00:01 – 00:49

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	12:25 – 13:54
Yamaganda	07:56 – 09:26
Gulika Kāla	10:55 – 12:25
Varjyam	06:56 – 07:15
Dur Muhūrta	09:14 – 09:38

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: South-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha	06:26 – 07:56 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta	07:56 – 09:26 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla	09:26 – 10:55 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha	10:55 – 12:25 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga	12:25 – 13:54 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg	13:54 – 15:24 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala	15:24 – 16:53 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha	16:53 – 18:23 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg	18:23 – 19:53 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala	19:53 – 21:24 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha	21:24 – 22:54 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta	22:54 – 00:25 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla	00:25 – 01:55 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha	01:55 – 03:26 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga	03:26 – 04:56 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg	04:56 – 06:26 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 6.9271°

Longitude: 79.8612°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Budha Walk (बुध यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-12-25 — Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī + Kṛttikā)

-3137-10-04 — Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1873723.27
Julian Day	2462188.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2601°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	86.57°

🪷 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 (24.2601°), declination -10.52°, EoT -14.19 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: 2029-02-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)