पञ्चाङ्ग — Colombo, Sri Lanka · May 9, 2014 CE

🪷 आज: मेष सङ्क्रान्ति — Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)
Sun enters Aries; solar new year. Regional: Vaiśākhī (Punjab) · Vishu (Kerala) · Pohelā Boishākh (Bengal) · Bihu (Assam) · Tamil Puthāṇḍu.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.38 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
धूमेनाव्रियते वह्निर्यथाऽऽदर्शो मलेन च।

यथोल्बेनावृतो गर्भस्तथा तेनेदमावृतम्।।3.38।।
"3.38 As fire is shrouded in smoke, a mirror by dust and a child by the womb, so is the universe enveloped in desire." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.38's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2071 Plavaṅga
Śaka Saṁvat: 1936 Jaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1421
Malayalam Era: 1190
Nanakshahi: 545
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Daśamī (10/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya24.30°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
चन्द्र Candra135.31°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala165.50°KanyāHasta P2
बुध Budha38.51°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati81.49°MithunaPunarvasu P1
शुक्र Śukra342.59°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
शनि Śani205.86°TulāViśākhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:55 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:19 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:07 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:25 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:37 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 24 Mins 23 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 35 Mins 37 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:15 – 05:05
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:53 – 05:55
Abhijit Muhūrta11:42 – 12:32
Vijaya Muhūrta14:11 – 15:01
Godhūli Muhūrta18:07 – 18:31
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:19 – 18:50
Amṛta Kāla18:04 – 19:49
Niśīta Muhūrta23:42 – 00:32

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:34 – 12:07
Yamaganda15:13 – 16:46
Gulika Kāla07:28 – 09:01
Varjyam06:26 – 06:46
Dur Muhūrta 08:48 – 09:13

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:55 – 07:28 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:28 – 09:01 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:01 – 10:34 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:34 – 12:07 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:07 – 13:40 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:40 – 15:13 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:13 – 16:46 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:46 – 18:19 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:19 – 19:46 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:46 – 21:13 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:13 – 22:40 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:40 – 00:07 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:07 – 01:34 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:34 – 03:01 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:01 – 04:28 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:28 – 05:55 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5116
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868321.27
Julian Day2456786.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0535°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)111.40°
🪷 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 (24.0535°), declination 17.29°, EoT 3.63 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: 2014-05-09 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)