पञ्चाङ्ग — Colombo, Sri Lanka · December 7, 2011 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 18.52 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

विविक्तसेवी लघ्वाशी यतवाक्कायमानसः।ध्यानयोगपरो नित्यं वैराग्यं समुपाश्रितः।।18.52।।

"18.52 Enjoying solitude, abstemiousness, his body, mind and speech under perfect control, absorbed in meditation, he becomes free - always filled with the spirit of renunciation." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.52'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 Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Aśvinī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)	Bālava
वार (Vāra)	Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	230.54°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P2
चन्द्र Candra	11.16°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	137.65°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P2
बुध Budha	224.11°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	6.81°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P3
शुक्र Śukra	258.86°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani	182.02°	Tulā	Citrā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:11 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:55 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:03 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	15:16 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	03:34 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 44 Mins 09 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 15 Mins 51 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:37 – 05:24
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:12 – 06:11
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:39 – 12:26
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:00 – 14:47
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:43 – 18:07
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:55 – 18:24
Amṛta Kāla	17:40 – 19:25
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:39 – 00:26

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	12:03 – 13:31
Yamaganda	07:39 – 09:07
Gulika Kāla	10:35 – 12:03
Varjyam	06:40 – 06:59
Dur Muhūrta	08:55 – 09:19

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: South-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha	06:11 – 07:39 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta	07:39 – 09:07 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla	09:07 – 10:35 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha	10:35 – 12:03 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga	12:03 – 13:31 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg	13:31 – 14:59 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala	14:59 – 16:27 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha	16:27 – 17:55 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg	17:55 – 19:27 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala	19:27 – 20:59 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha	20:59 – 22:31 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta	22:31 – 00:03 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla	00:03 – 01:35 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha	01:35 – 03:07 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga	03:07 – 04:39 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg	04:39 – 06:11 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 6.9271°

Longitude: 79.8612°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Budha Walk (बुध यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Dvādaśī + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:

-3101-02-18 — Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5113
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1867437.27
Julian Day	2455902.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0197°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	139.01°

🪷 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 (24.0197°), declination -22.54°, EoT 7.72 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: 2011-12-07 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)