पञ्चाङ्ग — Colombo, Sri Lanka · October 15, 2029 CE

🪷 आज: महाष्टमी — Mahā-Aṣṭamī (Durgā-Aṣṭamī)
8th day of Śāradīya Navrātri; Mahiṣāsura-mardinī kṣaṇa.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 4.25 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
दैवमेवापरे यज्ञं योगिनः पर्युपासते।

ब्रह्माग्नावपरे यज्ञं यज्ञेनैवोपजुह्वति।।4.25।।
"4.25 Some sages sacrifice to the Powers; others offer themselves on the alter of the Eternal." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.25'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 Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya177.70°KanyāCitrā P2
चन्द्र Candra274.67°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala230.63°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
बुध Budha166.11°KanyāHasta P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati190.17°TulāSvātī P2
शुक्र Śukra223.80°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
शनि Śani29.38°MeṣaKṛttikā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:56 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:55 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:56 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:31 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:16 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 58 Mins 24 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 01 Mins 36 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:21 – 05:09
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:57 – 05:56
Abhijit Muhūrta11:32 – 12:20
Vijaya Muhūrta13:55 – 14:43
Godhūli Muhūrta17:43 – 18:07
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:55 – 18:25
Amṛta Kāla17:40 – 19:25
Niśīta Muhūrta23:32 – 00:20

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:26 – 08:56
Yamaganda10:26 – 11:56
Gulika Kāla13:25 – 14:55
Varjyam06:26 – 06:46
Dur Muhūrta 08:44 – 09:08

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (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):
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 · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:56 – 07:26 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:26 – 08:56 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:56 – 10:26 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:26 – 11:56 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:56 – 13:25 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:25 – 14:55 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:55 – 16:25 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:25 – 17:55 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:55 – 19:25 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:25 – 20:55 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:55 – 22:25 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:25 – 23:56 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:56 – 01:26 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:26 – 02:56 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:56 – 04:26 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:26 – 05:56 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Uttara Āṣāḍhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5131
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873959.27
Julian Day2462424.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2691°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)94.08°
🪷 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 (24.2691°), declination -8.56°, EoT 14.86 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: 2029-10-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)