पञ्चाङ्ग — Colombo, Sri Lanka · May 16, 2012 CE

🪷 आज: अपरा एकादशी — Aparā Ekādaśī
Boundless (aparā) merit; removes brahma-hatyā even.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.16 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
एवं प्रवर्तितं चक्रं नानुवर्तयतीह यः।

अघायुरिन्द्रियारामो मोघं पार्थ स जीवति।।3.16।।
"3.16 Thus he who does not help the revolving wheel of sacrifice, but instead leads a sinful life, rejoicing in the gratification of his senses, O Arjuna, he breathes in vain." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.16's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2069 Viśvāvasu
Śaka Saṁvat: 1934 Nandana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1419
Malayalam Era: 1188
Nanakshahi: 543
Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya31.56°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
चन्द्र Candra337.62°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala134.82°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha18.18°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati29.51°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
शुक्र Śukra59.89°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
शनि Śani179.77°KanyāCitrā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:54 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:20 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:07 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:28 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:34 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 26 Mins 28 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 33 Mins 32 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:14 – 05:04
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:51 – 05:54
Abhijit Muhūrta11:42 – 12:32
Vijaya Muhūrta14:11 – 15:01
Godhūli Muhūrta18:08 – 18:32
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:20 – 18:51
Amṛta Kāla18:05 – 19:50
Niśīta Muhūrta23:42 – 00:32

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:07 – 13:40
Yamaganda07:27 – 09:00
Gulika Kāla10:34 – 12:07
Varjyam06:25 – 06:45
Dur Muhūrta 08:48 – 09:13

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:54 – 07:27 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:27 – 09:00 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:00 – 10:34 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:34 – 12:07 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:07 – 13:40 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:40 – 15:13 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:13 – 16:47 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:47 – 18:20 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:20 – 19:47 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:47 – 21:13 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:13 – 22:40 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:40 – 00:07 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:07 – 01:34 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:34 – 03:00 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:00 – 04:27 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:27 – 05:54 (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 Year5114
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867598.27
Julian Day2456063.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0258°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)303.56°
🪷 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 (24.0258°), declination 19.15°, EoT 3.74 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: 2012-05-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)