पञ्चाङ्ग — Colombo, Sri Lanka · November 18, 2013 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.63 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
इति ते ज्ञानमाख्यातं गुह्याद्गुह्यतरं मया।विमृश्यैतदशेषेण यथेच्छसि तथा कुरु।।18.63।।
"18.63 Thus have I revealed to thee the Truth, the Mystery of mysteries. Having thought it over, thou art free to act as thou wilt." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.63's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2070 Parābhava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1935 Vijaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1420
Malayalam Era: 1189
Nanakshahi: 544
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Kṛttikā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya211.81°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
चन्द्र Candra36.41°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala145.15°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
बुध Budha192.20°TulāSvātī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati85.66°MithunaPunarvasu P2
शुक्र Śukra257.44°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani201.31°TulāViśākhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:03 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:50 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:56 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)18:02 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)06:28 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 47 Mins 42 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 12 Mins 18 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:28 – 05:15
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:04 – 06:03
Abhijit Muhūrta11:33 – 12:20
Vijaya Muhūrta13:54 – 14:41
Godhūli Muhūrta17:38 – 18:02
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:50 – 18:20
Amṛta Kāla17:35 – 19:20
Niśīta Muhūrta23:33 – 00:20

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:31 – 08:59
Yamaganda10:28 – 11:56
Gulika Kāla13:25 – 14:53
Varjyam06:32 – 06:51
Dur Muhūrta 08:48 – 09:11

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:03 – 07:31 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:31 – 08:59 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:59 – 10:28 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:28 – 11:56 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:56 – 13:25 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:25 – 14:53 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:53 – 16:22 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:22 – 17:50 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:50 – 19:22 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:22 – 20:53 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:53 – 22:25 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:25 – 23:56 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:56 – 01:28 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:28 – 02:59 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:59 – 04:31 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:31 – 06:03 (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 Pratipada + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5115
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868149.27
Julian Day2456614.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0469°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)186.60°
🪷 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 (24.0469°), declination -19.22°, EoT 14.21 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: 2013-11-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)