पञ्चाङ्ग — Colombo, Sri Lanka · October 8, 2029 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 4.18 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
कर्मण्यकर्म यः पश्येदकर्मणि च कर्म यः।

स बुद्धिमान् मनुष्येषु स युक्तः कृत्स्नकर्मकृत्।।4.18।।
"4.18 He who can see inaction in action, and action in inaction, is the wisest among men. He is a saint, even though he still acts." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.18's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2086 Dundubhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1951 Saumya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1436
Malayalam Era: 1205
Nanakshahi: 560
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Kiṃstughna
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya170.78°KanyāHasta P4
चन्द्र Candra174.15°KanyāCitrā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala225.61°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
बुध Budha154.58°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati188.66°TulāSvātī P1
शुक्र Śukra216.27°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
शनि Śani29.79°MeṣaKṛttikā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:57 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:58 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:57 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:12 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:10 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 00 Mins 58 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 59 Mins 02 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:21 – 05:09
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:57 – 05:57
Abhijit Muhūrta11:33 – 12:21
Vijaya Muhūrta13:57 – 14:46
Godhūli Muhūrta17:46 – 18:10
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:58 – 18:28
Amṛta Kāla17:43 – 19:28
Niśīta Muhūrta23:33 – 00:21

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:27 – 08:57
Yamaganda10:27 – 11:57
Gulika Kāla13:27 – 14:58
Varjyam06:27 – 06:46
Dur Muhūrta 08:45 – 09:09

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (Inauspicious)
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 · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:57 – 07:27 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:27 – 08:57 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:57 – 10:27 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:27 – 11:57 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:57 – 13:27 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:27 – 14:58 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:58 – 16:28 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:28 – 17:58 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:58 – 19:28 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:28 – 20:58 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:58 – 22:27 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:27 – 23:57 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:57 – 01:27 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:27 – 02:57 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:57 – 04:27 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:27 – 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 Year5131
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873952.27
Julian Day2462417.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2688°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)2.29°
🪷 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 (24.2688°), declination -5.93°, EoT 13.23 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: 2029-10-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)