पञ्चाङ्ग — Colombo, Sri Lanka · October 21, 2033 CE

🪷 आज: धनतेरस / धन्वन्तरि जयन्ती — Dhanteras (Dhanvantari Jayantī)
Birth of Dhanvantari from samudra-mathana with amṛta-kalaśa. Day 1 of Diwali.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.19 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
यथा दीपो निवातस्थो नेङ्गते सोपमा स्मृता।

योगिनो यतचित्तस्य युञ्जतो योगमात्मनः।।6.19।।
"6.19 The wise man who has conquered his mind and is absorbed in the Self is as a lamp which does not flicker, since it stands sheltered from every wind." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.19's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2090 Akṣaya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1955 Pramādī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1440
Malayalam Era: 1209
Nanakshahi: 564
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya183.63°TulāCitrā P4
चन्द्र Candra159.20°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala277.18°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
बुध Budha198.60°TulāSvātī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati302.65°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
शुक्र Śukra164.80°KanyāHasta P2
शनि Śani86.58°MithunaPunarvasu P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:57 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:53 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:55 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:15 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:19 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 56 Mins 16 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 03 Mins 44 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:21 – 05:09
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:57 – 05:57
Abhijit Muhūrta11:31 – 12:19
Vijaya Muhūrta13:54 – 14:42
Godhūli Muhūrta17:41 – 18:05
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:53 – 18:23
Amṛta Kāla17:38 – 19:23
Niśīta Muhūrta23:31 – 00:19

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:25 – 11:55
Yamaganda14:54 – 16:23
Gulika Kāla07:26 – 08:56
Varjyam06:26 – 06:46
Dur Muhūrta 08:44 – 09:08

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Prajāpati (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
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 · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:57 – 07:26 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:26 – 08:56 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:56 – 10:25 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:25 – 11:55 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:55 – 13:24 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:24 – 14:54 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:54 – 16:23 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:23 – 17:53 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:53 – 19:23 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:23 – 20:54 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:54 – 22:24 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:24 – 23:55 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:55 – 01:25 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:25 – 02:56 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:56 – 04:26 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:26 – 05:57 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 6.9271°
Longitude: 79.8612°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5135
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1875426.27
Julian Day2463891.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.3252°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)334.65°
🪷 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 (24.3252°), declination -10.75°, EoT 15.83 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: 2033-10-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)