पञ्चाङ्ग — Colombo, Sri Lanka · April 4, 2012 CE

🪷 आज: मीन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mīna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Pisces; Mīna-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.46 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
यावानर्थ उदपाने सर्वतः संप्लुतोदके।

तावान्सर्वेषु वेदेषु ब्राह्मणस्य विजानतः।।2.46।।
"2.46 As a man can drink water from any side of a full tank, so the skilled theologian can wrest from any scripture that which will serve his purpose." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.46's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2069 Viśvāvasu
Śaka Saṁvat: 1934 Nandana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1419
Malayalam Era: 1188
Nanakshahi: 543
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya350.65°MīnaRevatī P2
चन्द्र Candra132.58°SiṃhaMaghā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala130.10°SiṃhaMaghā P4
बुध Budha329.76°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati19.76°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
शुक्र Śukra36.24°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
शनि Śani182.80°TulāCitrā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:08 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:20 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:14 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:35 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:49 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 12 Mins 23 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 47 Mins 37 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:30 – 05:19
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:07 – 06:08
Abhijit Muhūrta11:50 – 12:38
Vijaya Muhūrta14:16 – 15:05
Godhūli Muhūrta18:08 – 18:32
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:20 – 18:51
Amṛta Kāla18:05 – 19:50
Niśīta Muhūrta23:50 – 00:38

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:14 – 13:46
Yamaganda07:39 – 09:11
Gulika Kāla10:42 – 12:14
Varjyam06:38 – 06:58
Dur Muhūrta 08:59 – 09:23

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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 · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:08 – 07:39 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:39 – 09:11 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:11 – 10:42 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:42 – 12:14 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:14 – 13:46 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:46 – 15:17 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:17 – 16:49 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:49 – 18:20 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:20 – 19:49 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:49 – 21:17 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:17 – 22:46 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:46 – 00:14 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:14 – 01:42 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:42 – 03:11 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:11 – 04:39 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:39 – 06:08 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5113
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867556.27
Julian Day2456021.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0242°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)142.86°
🪷 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 (24.0242°), declination 5.78°, EoT -3.40 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: 2012-04-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)