पञ्चाङ्ग — Colombo, Sri Lanka · January 23, 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 1.21 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाच

हृषीकेशं तदा वाक्यमिदमाह महीपते।

सेनयोरुभयोर्मध्ये रथं स्थापय मेऽच्युत।।1.21।।
"1.21 Raising his bow, spoke this to the Lord Shri Krishna: O Infallible! Lord of the earth! Please draw up my chariot betwixt the two armies," — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.21'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 Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Nāga
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya278.40°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
चन्द्र Candra274.84°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala148.85°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha268.28°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati7.51°MeṣaAśvinī P3
शुक्र Śukra316.47°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
शनि Śani185.01°TulāCitrā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:29 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:16 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:22 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:16 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:00 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 47 Mins 17 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 12 Mins 43 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:54 – 05:42
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:30 – 06:29
Abhijit Muhūrta11:59 – 12:46
Vijaya Muhūrta14:20 – 15:07
Godhūli Muhūrta18:04 – 18:28
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:16 – 18:45
Amṛta Kāla18:01 – 19:46
Niśīta Muhūrta23:59 – 00:46

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:57 – 09:26
Yamaganda10:54 – 12:22
Gulika Kāla13:51 – 15:19
Varjyam06:58 – 07:17
Dur Muhūrta 09:14 – 09:37

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:29 – 07:57 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:57 – 09:26 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:26 – 10:54 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:54 – 12:22 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:22 – 13:51 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:51 – 15:19 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:19 – 16:48 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:48 – 18:16 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:16 – 19:48 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:48 – 21:19 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:19 – 22:51 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:51 – 00:22 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:22 – 01:54 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:54 – 03:26 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:26 – 04:57 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:57 – 06:29 (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-Historical Resonance

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5113
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867484.27
Julian Day2455949.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0215°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)358.41°
🪷 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 (24.0215°), declination -19.62°, EoT -11.81 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: 2012-01-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)