पञ्चाङ्ग — Colombo, Sri Lanka · March 9, 2012 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.20 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
न जायते म्रियते वा कदाचि

न्नायं भूत्वा भविता वा न भूयः।

अजो नित्यः शाश्वतोऽयं पुराणो

न हन्यते हन्यमाने शरीरे।।2.20।।
"2.20 It was not born; It will never die, nor once having been, can It cease to be. Unborn, Eternal, Ever-enduring, yet Most Ancient, the Spirit dies not when the body is dead." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.20's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

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

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya324.85°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
चन्द्र Candra153.60°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala137.37°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
बुध Budha341.92°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati14.33°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
शुक्र Śukra9.78°MeṣaAśvinī P3
शनि Śani184.45°TulāCitrā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:21 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:23 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:22 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)18:54 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)07:00 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 02 Mins 27 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 57 Mins 33 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:44 – 05:32
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:20 – 06:21
Abhijit Muhūrta11:58 – 12:46
Vijaya Muhūrta14:22 – 15:10
Godhūli Muhūrta18:11 – 18:35
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:23 – 18:53
Amṛta Kāla18:08 – 19:53
Niśīta Muhūrta23:58 – 00:46

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:52 – 12:22
Yamaganda15:22 – 16:53
Gulika Kāla07:51 – 09:21
Varjyam06:51 – 07:10
Dur Muhūrta 09:09 – 09:33

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Prajāpati (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (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 · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:21 – 07:51 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:51 – 09:21 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:21 – 10:52 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:52 – 12:22 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:22 – 13:52 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:52 – 15:22 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:22 – 16:53 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:53 – 18:23 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:23 – 19:53 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:53 – 21:22 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:22 – 22:52 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:52 – 00:22 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:22 – 01:52 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:52 – 03:21 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:21 – 04:51 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:51 – 06:21 (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 Time

Kali Year5113
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867530.27
Julian Day2455995.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0232°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)186.84°
🪷 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 (24.0232°), declination -4.40°, EoT -11.28 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: 2012-03-09 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)