पञ्चाङ्ग — Colombo, Sri Lanka · April 5, 2008 CE

🪷 आज: मीन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mīna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Pisces; Mīna-māsa begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.35 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
एतान्न हन्तुमिच्छामि घ्नतोऽपि मधुसूदन।

अपि त्रैलोक्यराज्यस्य हेतोः किं नु महीकृते।।1.35।।
"1.35 I would not kill them, even for three worlds; why then for this poor earth? It matters not if I myself am killed." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.35's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2065 Plava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1930 Sarvadhāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1415
Malayalam Era: 1184
Nanakshahi: 539
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)Śakuni
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya351.66°MīnaRevatī P2
चन्द्र Candra336.46°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala78.49°MithunaĀrdrā P4
बुध Budha340.05°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati267.23°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
शुक्र Śukra334.47°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
शनि Śani128.19°SiṃhaMaghā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:07 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:20 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:14 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:10 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:15 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 12 Mins 45 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 47 Mins 15 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:30 – 05:18
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:06 – 06:07
Abhijit Muhūrta11:49 – 12:38
Vijaya Muhūrta14:16 – 15:05
Godhūli Muhūrta18:08 – 18:32
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:20 – 18:51
Amṛta Kāla18:05 – 19:50
Niśīta Muhūrta23:49 – 00:38

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:10 – 10:42
Yamaganda13:45 – 15:17
Gulika Kāla06:07 – 07:39
Varjyam06:38 – 06:57
Dur Muhūrta 08:58 – 09:23

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (Inauspicious)
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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

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 – 12:14 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:14 – 13:45 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:45 – 15:17 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:17 – 16:48 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:48 – 18:20 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:20 – 19:48 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:48 – 21:17 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:17 – 22:45 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:45 – 00:14 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:14 – 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 Time

Kali Year5109
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1866096.27
Julian Day2454561.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9684°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)344.19°
🪷 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 (23.9684°), declination 6.15°, EoT -3.10 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: 2008-04-05 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)