पञ्चाङ्ग — Colombo, Sri Lanka · January 14, 2013 CE

🪷 आज: लोहड़ी — Lohri
Punjab harvest festival; eve of Makara Saṅkrānti. (Approximated as 13/14 January annually; correct via Sun in Dhanu/Makara cusp.)

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 10.6 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
महर्षयः सप्त पूर्वे चत्वारो मनवस्तथा।

मद्भावा मानसा जाता येषां लोक इमाः प्रजाः।।10.6।।
"10.6 The seven Great Seers,* the Progenitors of mankind, the Ancient Four,** and the Lawgivers were born of My Will and come forth direct from Me. The race of mankind has sprung from them. [* Mareechi, Atri, Angira, Pulah, Kratu, Pulastya, Vahishta. ** The Masters: Sanak, Sananda…" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.6's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2070 Parābhava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1935 Vijaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1420
Malayalam Era: 1189
Nanakshahi: 544
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya269.99°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra300.11°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala290.78°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
बुध Budha267.13°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati42.34°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1
शुक्र Śukra251.90°DhanuMūla P4
शनि Śani196.14°TulāSvātī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:27 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:12 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:20 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:24 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:16 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 45 Mins 29 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 14 Mins 31 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:53 – 05:40
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:28 – 06:27
Abhijit Muhūrta11:56 – 12:43
Vijaya Muhūrta14:17 – 15:04
Godhūli Muhūrta18:00 – 18:24
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:12 – 18:42
Amṛta Kāla17:57 – 19:42
Niśīta Muhūrta23:56 – 00:43

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:55 – 09:23
Yamaganda10:51 – 12:20
Gulika Kāla13:48 – 15:16
Varjyam06:56 – 07:15
Dur Muhūrta 09:11 – 09:35

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:27 – 07:55 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:55 – 09:23 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:23 – 10:51 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:51 – 12:20 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:20 – 13:48 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:48 – 15:16 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:16 – 16:44 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:44 – 18:12 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:12 – 19:44 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:44 – 21:16 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:16 – 22:48 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:48 – 00:20 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:20 – 01:51 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:51 – 03:23 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:23 – 04:55 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:55 – 06:27 (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 Time

Kali Year5114
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867841.27
Julian Day2456306.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0351°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)29.93°
🪷 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 (24.0351°), declination -21.30°, EoT -9.00 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: 2013-01-14 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)