पञ्चाङ्ग — Colombo, Sri Lanka · April 6, 563 BCE

🪷 आज: मेष सङ्क्रान्ति — Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)
Sun enters Aries; solar new year. Regional: Vaiśākhī (Punjab) · Vishu (Kerala) · Pohelā Boishākh (Bengal) · Bihu (Assam) · Tamil Puthāṇḍu.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.73 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाचनष्टो मोहः स्मृतिर्लब्धा त्वत्प्रसादान्मयाच्युत।स्थितोऽस्मि गतसन्देहः करिष्ये वचनं तव।।18.73।।
"18.73 Arjuna replied: My Lord! O Immutable One! My delusion has fled. By Thy Grace, O Changeless One, the light has dawned. My doubts are gone, and I stand before Thee ready to do Thy will."" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.73's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: -505
Śaka Saṁvat: -640
Bengali Saṁvat: -1155
Malayalam Era: -1386
Nanakshahi: -2031
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Navamī (9/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya26.75°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
चन्द्र Candra132.08°SiṃhaMaghā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala0.21°MeṣaAśvinī P1
बुध Budha36.59°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati21.95°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra68.84°MithunaĀrdrā P1
शनि Śani47.01°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:07 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:20 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:13 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:02 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:27 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 12 Mins 27 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 47 Mins 33 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:29 – 05:18
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:06 – 06:07
Abhijit Muhūrta11:49 – 12:38
Vijaya Muhūrta14:15 – 15:04
Godhūli Muhūrta18:08 – 18:32
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:20 – 18:50
Amṛta Kāla18:05 – 19:50
Niśīta Muhūrta23:49 – 00:38

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:10 – 10:42
Yamaganda13:45 – 15:16
Gulika Kāla06:07 – 07:39
Varjyam06:38 – 06:57
Dur Muhūrta 08:58 – 09:22

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:07 – 07:39 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:39 – 09:10 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:10 – 10:42 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:42 – 12:13 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:13 – 13:45 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:45 – 15:16 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:16 – 16:48 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:48 – 18:20 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:20 – 19:48 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:48 – 21:16 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:16 – 22:45 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:45 – 00:13 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:13 – 01:42 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:42 – 03:10 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:10 – 04:39 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:39 – 06:07 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Navamī + Maghā alignment also occurred on:
-1626101-04-03Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Śukla Navamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year2540
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)927417.27
Julian Day1515882.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)-11.9326°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)105.34°
🪷 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 (-11.9326°), declination 5.84°, EoT -2.79 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: -0562-04-06 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)