पञ्चाङ्ग — Colombo, Sri Lanka · December 5, 2007 CE

🪷 आज: सफला एकादशी — Saphalā Ekādaśī
Renders all undertakings fruitful (saphala).

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 17.19 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
मूढग्राहेणात्मनो यत्पीडया क्रियते तपः।परस्योत्सादनार्थं वा तत्तामसमुदाहृतम्।।17.19।।
"17.19 Austerity done under delusion, and accompanied with sorcery or torture to oneself or another, may be assumed to spring from Ignorance." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.19's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2064 Śārvarī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1929 Sarvajit
Bengali Saṁvat: 1414
Malayalam Era: 1183
Nanakshahi: 538
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya228.54°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
चन्द्र Candra177.41°KanyāCitrā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala75.61°MithunaĀrdrā P3
बुध Budha221.39°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati243.59°DhanuMūla P2
शुक्र Śukra185.31°TulāCitrā P4
शनि Śani134.22°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:10 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:54 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:02 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:39 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:36 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 44 Mins 25 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 15 Mins 35 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:36 – 05:23
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:11 – 06:10
Abhijit Muhūrta11:39 – 12:25
Vijaya Muhūrta13:59 – 14:46
Godhūli Muhūrta17:42 – 18:06
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:54 – 18:24
Amṛta Kāla17:39 – 19:24
Niśīta Muhūrta23:39 – 00:25

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:02 – 13:30
Yamaganda07:38 – 09:06
Gulika Kāla10:34 – 12:02
Varjyam06:39 – 06:58
Dur Muhūrta 08:54 – 09:18

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:10 – 07:38 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:38 – 09:06 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:06 – 10:34 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:34 – 12:02 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:02 – 13:30 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:30 – 14:58 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:58 – 16:26 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:26 – 17:54 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:54 – 19:26 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:26 – 20:58 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:58 – 22:30 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:30 – 00:02 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:02 – 01:34 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:34 – 03:06 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:06 – 04:38 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:38 – 06:10 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5109
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1865974.27
Julian Day2454439.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9637°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)306.79°
🪷 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 (23.9637°), declination -22.29°, EoT 8.56 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: 2007-12-05 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)