पञ्चाङ्ग — Colombo, Sri Lanka · August 23, 2041 CE

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BG 8.1 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga

अर्जुन उवाच

किं तद्ब्रह्म किमध्यात्मं किं कर्म पुरुषोत्तम।

अधिभूतं च किं प्रोक्तमधिदैवं किमुच्यते।।8.1।।

"8.1 "Arjuna asked: O Lord of Lords! What is that which men call the Supreme Spirit, what is man's Spiritual Nature, and what is the Law? What is Matter and what is Divinity?" — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 8.1's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2098 Bhāva

Śaka Saṁvat: 1963 Durmati

Bengali Saṁvat: 1448

Malayalam Era: 1217

Nanakshahi: 572

Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)

Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī (27/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Punarvasu Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)	Taitila
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	125.88°	Siṃha	Maghā P2
चन्द्र Candra	85.83°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	67.05°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P1
बुध Budha	147.11°	Siṃha	Uttara Phalgunī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	182.98°	Tulā	Citrā P3
शुक्र Śukra	93.02°	Karka	Punarvasu P4
शनि Śani	175.61°	Kanyā	Citrā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:04 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:22 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:13 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	03:19 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	15:46 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 18 Mins 02 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 41 Mins 58 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:25 – 05:15
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:02 – 06:04
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:48 – 12:37
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:16 – 15:05
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:10 – 18:34
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:22 – 18:53
Amṛta Kāla	18:07 – 19:52
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:48 – 00:37

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	10:41 – 12:13
Yamaganda	15:17 – 16:50
Gulika Kāla	07:36 – 09:08
Varjyam	06:35 – 06:54
Dur Muhūrta	08:56 – 09:21

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: South

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (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 · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala	06:04 – 07:36 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	07:36 – 09:08 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	09:08 – 10:41 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	10:41 – 12:13 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	12:13 – 13:45 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	13:45 – 15:17 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	15:17 – 16:50 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	16:50 – 18:22 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	18:22 – 19:50 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	19:50 – 21:17 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	21:17 – 22:45 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	22:45 – 00:13 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	00:13 – 01:41 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	01:41 – 03:08 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	03:08 – 04:36 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	04:36 – 06:04 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 6.9271°

Longitude: 79.8612°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śukra Walk (शुक्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī + Punarvasu alignment also occurred on:

-1626101-04-03 — Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Punarvasu)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5143
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1878289.27
Julian Day	2466754.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.4347°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	318.49°

🪷 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 (24.4347°), declination 11.36°, EoT -2.27 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: 2041-08-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)