पञ्चाङ्ग — Colombo, Sri Lanka · January 27, 2014 CE

🪷 आज: मकर सङ्क्रान्ति — Makara Saṅkrānti (Uttarāyaṇa)
Sun enters Capricorn; Uttarāyaṇa (north-going) begins. Bhīṣma's chosen mahaprasthāna time.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.8 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
न हि प्रपश्यामि ममापनुद्या

द्यच्छोकमुच्छोषणमिन्द्रियाणाम्।

अवाप्य भूमावसपत्नमृद्धम्

राज्यं सुराणामपि चाधिपत्यम्।।2.8।।
"2.8 For should I attain the monarchy of the visible world, or over the invisible world, it would not drive away the anguish which is now paralysing my senses."" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.8's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2071 Plavaṅga
Śaka Saṁvat: 1936 Jaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1421
Malayalam Era: 1190
Nanakshahi: 545
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Jyeṣṭhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya282.96°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
चन्द्र Candra228.80°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala177.38°KanyāCitrā P2
बुध Budha300.23°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati78.06°MithunaĀrdrā P4
शुक्र Śukra259.63°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani208.00°TulāViśākhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:29 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:18 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:23 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:56 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:38 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 48 Mins 26 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 11 Mins 34 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:55 – 05:42
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:30 – 06:29
Abhijit Muhūrta12:00 – 12:47
Vijaya Muhūrta14:21 – 15:09
Godhūli Muhūrta18:06 – 18:30
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:18 – 18:47
Amṛta Kāla18:03 – 19:48
Niśīta Muhūrta00:00 – 00:47

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:58 – 09:26
Yamaganda10:55 – 12:23
Gulika Kāla13:52 – 15:20
Varjyam06:59 – 07:18
Dur Muhūrta 09:14 – 09:38

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:29 – 07:58 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:58 – 09:26 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:26 – 10:55 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:55 – 12:23 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:23 – 13:52 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:52 – 15:20 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:20 – 16:49 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:49 – 18:18 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:18 – 19:49 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:49 – 21:20 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:20 – 22:52 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:52 – 00:23 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:23 – 01:55 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:55 – 03:26 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:26 – 04:58 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:58 – 06:29 (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 Ekādaśī + Jyeṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Jyeṣṭhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5115
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868219.27
Julian Day2456684.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0496°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)308.69°
🪷 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 (24.0496°), declination -18.52°, EoT -12.76 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: 2014-01-27 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)