पञ्चाङ्ग — Colombo, Sri Lanka · November 28, 2011 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.43 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
शौर्यं तेजो धृतिर्दाक्ष्यं युद्धे चाप्यपलायनम्।दानमीश्वरभावश्च क्षात्रं कर्म स्वभावजम्।।18.43।।
"18.43 Valour, glory, firmness, skill, generosity, steadiness in battle and ability to rule - these constitute the duty of a soldier. They flow from his own nature." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.43's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2068 Krodhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1933 Khara
Bengali Saṁvat: 1418
Malayalam Era: 1187
Nanakshahi: 542
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya221.42°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
चन्द्र Candra258.89°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala133.83°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha234.92°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati7.52°MeṣaAśvinī P3
शुक्र Śukra247.70°DhanuMūla P3
शनि Śani181.13°TulāCitrā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:07 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:52 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:59 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:38 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:20 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 45 Mins 35 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 14 Mins 25 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:32 – 05:19
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:08 – 06:07
Abhijit Muhūrta11:36 – 12:23
Vijaya Muhūrta13:57 – 14:44
Godhūli Muhūrta17:40 – 18:04
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:52 – 18:22
Amṛta Kāla17:37 – 19:22
Niśīta Muhūrta23:36 – 00:23

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:35 – 09:03
Yamaganda10:31 – 11:59
Gulika Kāla13:28 – 14:56
Varjyam06:36 – 06:55
Dur Muhūrta 08:51 – 09:15

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mātaṇga (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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:07 – 07:35 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:35 – 09:03 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:03 – 10:31 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:31 – 11:59 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:59 – 13:28 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:28 – 14:56 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:56 – 16:24 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:24 – 17:52 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:52 – 19:24 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:24 – 20:56 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:56 – 22:28 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:28 – 23:59 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:59 – 01:31 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:31 – 03:03 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:03 – 04:35 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:35 – 06:07 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5113
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867428.27
Julian Day2455893.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0193°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)37.02°
🪷 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 (24.0193°), declination -21.21°, EoT 11.22 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: 2011-11-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)