पञ्चाङ्ग — Colombo, Sri Lanka · January 20, 2012 CE

🪷 आज: मकर सङ्क्रान्ति — Makara Saṅkrānti (Uttarāyaṇa)
Sun enters Capricorn; Uttarāyaṇa (north-going) begins. Bhīṣma's chosen mahaprasthāna time.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.18 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
द्रुपदो द्रौपदेयाश्च सर्वशः पृथिवीपते।

सौभद्रश्च महाबाहुः शङ्खान्दध्मुः पृथक्पृथक्।।1.18।।
"1.18 And O King! Drupada, the sons of Droupadi and Soubhadra, the great soldier, blew their conches." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.18's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2069 Viśvāvasu
Śaka Saṁvat: 1934 Nandana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1419
Malayalam Era: 1188
Nanakshahi: 543
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī (27/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Jyeṣṭhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya275.34°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra233.37°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala148.76°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha263.55°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati7.25°MeṣaAśvinī P3
शुक्र Śukra312.85°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
शनि Śani184.92°TulāCitrā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:28 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:15 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:22 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:43 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:24 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 46 Mins 35 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 13 Mins 25 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:54 – 05:41
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:29 – 06:28
Abhijit Muhūrta11:58 – 12:45
Vijaya Muhūrta14:19 – 15:06
Godhūli Muhūrta18:03 – 18:27
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:15 – 18:44
Amṛta Kāla18:00 – 19:45
Niśīta Muhūrta23:58 – 00:45

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:53 – 12:22
Yamaganda15:18 – 16:46
Gulika Kāla07:57 – 09:25
Varjyam06:58 – 07:17
Dur Muhūrta 09:13 – 09:37

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:28 – 07:57 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:57 – 09:25 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:25 – 10:53 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:53 – 12:22 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:22 – 13:50 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:50 – 15:18 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:18 – 16:46 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:46 – 18:15 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:15 – 19:46 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:46 – 21:18 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:18 – 22:50 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:50 – 00:22 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:22 – 01:53 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:53 – 03:25 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:25 – 04:57 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:57 – 06:28 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī + Jyeṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Jyeṣṭhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5113
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867481.27
Julian Day2455946.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0214°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)319.36°
🪷 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 (24.0214°), declination -20.28°, EoT -10.96 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: 2012-01-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)