पञ्चाङ्ग — Colombo, Sri Lanka · December 8, 2013 CE

🪷 आज: स्कन्द षष्ठी — Skanda Ṣaṣṭhī
Kārttikeya's victory over Tāraka. Important Shaiva day in Tamil tradition.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.5 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
धृष्टकेतुश्चेकितानः काशिराजश्च वीर्यवान्।

पुरुजित्कुन्तिभोजश्च शैब्यश्च नरपुङ्गवः।।1.5।।
"1.5 Dhrishtaketu, Chekitan, the valiant King of Benares, Purujit, Kuntibhoja, Shaibya - a master over many;" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.5's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla 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)Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya232.05°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
चन्द्र Candra301.51°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala155.85°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
बुध Budha220.17°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati84.30°MithunaPunarvasu P2
शुक्र Śukra271.23°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani203.61°TulāViśākhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:11 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:55 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:03 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:45 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:37 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 43 Mins 58 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 16 Mins 02 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:37 – 05:24
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:13 – 06:11
Abhijit Muhūrta11:40 – 12:27
Vijaya Muhūrta14:01 – 14:48
Godhūli Muhūrta17:43 – 18:07
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:55 – 18:25
Amṛta Kāla17:40 – 19:25
Niśīta Muhūrta23:40 – 00:27

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:27 – 17:55
Yamaganda12:03 – 13:31
Gulika Kāla14:59 – 16:27
Varjyam06:41 – 06:59
Dur Muhūrta 08:56 – 09:19

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
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 Udveg06:11 – 07:39 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:39 – 09:07 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:07 – 10:35 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:35 – 12:03 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:03 – 13:31 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:31 – 14:59 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:59 – 16:27 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:27 – 17:55 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:55 – 19:27 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:27 – 20:59 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:59 – 22:31 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:31 – 00:03 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:03 – 01:35 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:35 – 03:07 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:07 – 04:39 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:39 – 06:11 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5115
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868169.27
Julian Day2456634.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0477°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)66.15°
🪷 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 (24.0477°), declination -22.71°, EoT 7.30 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: 2013-12-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)