पञ्चाङ्ग — Colombo, Sri Lanka · September 29, 2031 CE

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 4.38 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
न हि ज्ञानेन सदृशं पवित्रमिह विद्यते।

तत्स्वयं योगसंसिद्धः कालेनात्मनि विन्दति।।4.38।।
"4.38 There is nothing in the world so purifying as wisdom; and he who is a perfect saint finds that at last in his own Self." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.38's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2088 Raktākṣī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1953 Virodhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1438
Malayalam Era: 1207
Nanakshahi: 562
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya161.42°KanyāHasta P1
चन्द्र Candra318.25°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala237.26°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
बुध Budha164.87°KanyāHasta P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati237.65°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
शुक्र Śukra116.86°KarkaAśleṣā P4
शनि Śani58.52°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2

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)16:28 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:26 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 04 Mins 31 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 55 Mins 29 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:21 – 05:09
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:57 – 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 Kāla07:28 – 08:59
Yamaganda10:29 – 12:00
Gulika Kāla13:31 – 15:01
Varjyam06:28 – 06:47
Dur Muhūrta 08:47 – 09:11

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhātṛ (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:58 – 07:28 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:28 – 08:59 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:59 – 10:29 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:29 – 12:00 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:00 – 13:31 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:31 – 15:01 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:01 – 16:32 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:32 – 18:02 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:02 – 19:32 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:32 – 21:01 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:01 – 22:31 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:31 – 00:00 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:00 – 01:29 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:29 – 02:59 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:59 – 04:28 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:28 – 05:58 (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 Year5133
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1874673.27
Julian Day2463138.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2964°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)158.64°
🪷 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 (24.2964°), declination -2.27°, 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: 2031-09-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)