पञ्चाङ्ग — Colombo, Sri Lanka · April 1, 2006 CE

🪷 आज: मत्स्य जयन्ती — Matsya Jayantī
Matsya saved Vaivasvata Manu and the Vedas during the cosmic deluge.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.1 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
धृतराष्ट्र उवाच

धर्मक्षेत्रे कुरुक्षेत्रे समवेता युयुत्सवः।

मामकाः पाण्डवाश्चैव किमकुर्वत सञ्जय।।1.1।।
"1.1 The King Dhritarashtra asked: "O Sanjaya! What happened on the sacred battlefield of Kurukshetra, when my people gathered against the Pandavas?"" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.1's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2063 Vikāri
Śaka Saṁvat: 1928 Vyaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1413
Malayalam Era: 1182
Nanakshahi: 537
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya347.24°MīnaRevatī P1
चन्द्र Candra22.81°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala58.55°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
बुध Budha321.07°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati204.43°TulāViśākhā P2
शुक्र Śukra300.75°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
शनि Śani100.29°KarkaPuṣya P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:09 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:20 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:15 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:26 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:48 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 11 Mins 02 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 48 Mins 58 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:32 – 05:21
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:08 – 06:09
Abhijit Muhūrta11:51 – 12:39
Vijaya Muhūrta14:17 – 15:05
Godhūli Muhūrta18:08 – 18:32
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:20 – 18:51
Amṛta Kāla18:05 – 19:50
Niśīta Muhūrta23:51 – 00:39

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:12 – 10:44
Yamaganda13:46 – 15:18
Gulika Kāla06:09 – 07:41
Varjyam06:40 – 06:59
Dur Muhūrta 09:00 – 09:24

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:09 – 07:41 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:41 – 09:12 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:12 – 10:44 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:44 – 12:15 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:15 – 13:46 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:46 – 15:18 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:18 – 16:49 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:49 – 18:20 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:20 – 19:49 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:49 – 21:18 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:18 – 22:46 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:46 – 00:15 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:15 – 01:44 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:44 – 03:12 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:12 – 04:41 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:41 – 06:09 (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 Time

Kali Year5107
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1865361.27
Julian Day2453826.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9403°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)34.88°
🪷 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 (23.9403°), declination 4.42°, EoT -4.34 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: 2006-04-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)