पञ्चाङ्ग — Colombo, Sri Lanka · March 17, 2014 CE

🪷 आज: मीन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mīna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Pisces; Mīna-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.57 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
यः सर्वत्रानभिस्नेहस्तत्तत्प्राप्य शुभाशुभम्।

नाभिनन्दति न द्वेष्टि तस्य प्रज्ञा प्रतिष्ठिता।।2.57।।
"2.57 He who wherever he goes is attached to no person and to no place by ties of flesh; who accepts good and evil alike, neither welcoming the one nor shrinking from the other - take him to be one who is merged in the Infinite." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.57's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2071 Plavaṅga
Śaka Saṁvat: 1936 Jaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1421
Malayalam Era: 1190
Nanakshahi: 545
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya332.32°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
चन्द्र Candra156.04°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala181.71°TulāCitrā P3
बुध Budha304.78°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati75.91°MithunaĀrdrā P3
शुक्र Śukra285.67°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
शनि Śani208.85°TulāViśākhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:17 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:22 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:20 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)18:32 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)06:37 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 05 Mins 19 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 54 Mins 41 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:40 – 05:29
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:17 – 06:17
Abhijit Muhūrta11:55 – 12:44
Vijaya Muhūrta14:21 – 15:09
Godhūli Muhūrta18:10 – 18:34
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:22 – 18:52
Amṛta Kāla18:07 – 19:52
Niśīta Muhūrta23:55 – 00:44

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:48 – 09:18
Yamaganda10:49 – 12:20
Gulika Kāla13:50 – 15:21
Varjyam06:47 – 07:07
Dur Muhūrta 09:06 – 09:30

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

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):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:17 – 07:48 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:48 – 09:18 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:18 – 10:49 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:49 – 12:20 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:20 – 13:50 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:50 – 15:21 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:21 – 16:52 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:52 – 18:22 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:22 – 19:52 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:52 – 21:21 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:21 – 22:50 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:50 – 00:20 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:20 – 01:49 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:49 – 03:18 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:18 – 04:48 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:48 – 06:17 (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 Year5115
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868268.27
Julian Day2456733.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0515°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)183.63°
🪷 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 (24.0515°), declination -1.44°, EoT -9.06 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: 2014-03-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)