पञ्चाङ्ग — Colombo, Sri Lanka · April 27, 2011 CE

🪷 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 11.37 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
कस्माच्च ते न नमेरन्महात्मन्

गरीयसे ब्रह्मणोऽप्यादिकर्त्रे।

अनन्त देवेश जगन्निवास

त्वमक्षरं सदसत्तत्परं यत्।।11.37।।
"11.37 How should they do otherwise? O Thou Supremest Self, greater than the Powers of creation, the First Cause, Infinite, the Lord of Lords, the Home of the universe, Imperishable, Being and Not-Being, yet transcending both." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.37's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2068 Krodhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1933 Khara
Bengali Saṁvat: 1418
Malayalam Era: 1187
Nanakshahi: 542
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Daśamī (25/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya12.44°MeṣaAśvinī P4
चन्द्र Candra304.01°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala354.99°MīnaRevatī P3
बुध Budha349.28°MīnaRevatī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati357.34°MīnaRevatī P4
शुक्र Śukra342.97°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
शनि Śani167.92°KanyāHasta P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:58 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:18 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:08 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:38 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:31 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 20 Mins 27 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 39 Mins 33 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:19 – 05:09
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:56 – 05:58
Abhijit Muhūrta11:44 – 12:33
Vijaya Muhūrta14:12 – 15:01
Godhūli Muhūrta18:06 – 18:30
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:18 – 18:49
Amṛta Kāla18:03 – 19:48
Niśīta Muhūrta23:44 – 00:33

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:08 – 13:41
Yamaganda07:31 – 09:03
Gulika Kāla10:36 – 12:08
Varjyam06:29 – 06:49
Dur Muhūrta 08:51 – 09:15

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:58 – 07:31 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:31 – 09:03 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:03 – 10:36 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:36 – 12:08 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:08 – 13:41 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:41 – 15:13 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:13 – 16:46 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:46 – 18:18 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:18 – 19:46 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:46 – 21:13 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:13 – 22:41 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:41 – 00:08 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:08 – 01:36 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:36 – 03:03 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:03 – 04:31 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:31 – 05:58 (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 Year5113
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867213.27
Julian Day2455678.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0111°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)289.13°
🪷 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 (24.0111°), declination 13.67°, EoT 2.33 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: 2011-04-27 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)