पञ्चाङ्ग — Colombo, Sri Lanka · December 25, 3138 BCE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 12.12 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga

श्रेयो हि ज्ञानमभ्यासाज्ज्ञानाद्ध्यानं विशिष्यते।ध्यानात्कर्मफलत्यागस्त्यागाच्छान्तिरनन्तरम्।।12.12।।

"12.12 Knowledge is superior to blind action, meditation to mere knowledge, renunciation of the fruit of action to meditation, and where there is renunciation peace will follow." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 12.12's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: -3080

Śaka Saṁvat: -3215

Bengali Saṁvat: -3730

Malayalam Era: -3961

Nanakshahi: -4606

Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Kṛttikā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Indra
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	307.96°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P1
चन्द्र Candra	36.18°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	102.56°	Karka	Puṣya P3
बुध Budha	319.99°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	6.09°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P2
शुक्र Śukra	308.76°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P1
शनि Śani	285.57°	Makara	Śravaṇa P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:19 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:03 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:11 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	12:04 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	00:04 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 43 Mins 35 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 16 Mins 25 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:45 – 05:32
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:21 – 06:19
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:48 – 12:35
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:08 – 14:55
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:51 – 18:15
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:03 – 18:32
Amṛta Kāla	17:48 – 19:33
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:48 – 00:35

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	13:39 – 15:07
Yamaganda	06:19 – 07:47
Gulika Kāla	09:15 – 10:43
Varjyam	06:49 – 07:07
Dur Muhūrta	09:03 – 09:27

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha	06:19 – 07:47 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga	07:47 – 09:15 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg	09:15 – 10:43 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala	10:43 – 12:11 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha	12:11 – 13:39 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta	13:39 – 15:07 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla	15:07 – 16:35 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha	16:35 – 18:03 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta	18:03 – 19:35 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla	19:35 – 21:07 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha	21:07 – 22:39 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga	22:39 – 00:11 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg	00:11 – 01:43 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala	01:43 – 03:15 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha	03:15 – 04:47 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta	04:47 – 06:19 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 6.9271°

Longitude: 79.8612°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Bṛhaspati Walk (गुरु यात्रा)

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-12-25 — Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī + Kṛttikā)

-3137-10-04 — Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	-35
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	-12838.73
Julian Day	575626.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	-47.8938°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	88.22°

🪷 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 (-47.8938°), declination -23.06°, EoT -0.49 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: -3137-12-25 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)