पञ्चाङ्ग — Colombo, Sri Lanka · November 24, 2014 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 9.18 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
गतिर्भर्ता प्रभुः साक्षी निवासः शरणं सुहृत्।

प्रभवः प्रलयः स्थानं निधानं बीजमव्ययम्।।9.18।।
"9.18 I am the Goal, the Sustainer, the Lord, the Witness, the Home, the Shelter, the Lover and the Origin; I am Life and Death; I am the Fountain and the Seed Imperishable." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.18's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2071 Plavaṅga
Śaka Saṁvat: 1936 Jaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1421
Malayalam Era: 1190
Nanakshahi: 545
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Jyeṣṭhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya217.61°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
चन्द्र Candra236.96°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala267.28°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
बुध Budha209.22°TulāViśākhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati117.45°KarkaAśleṣā P4
शुक्र Śukra224.86°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
शनि Śani212.29°VṛścikaViśākhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:05 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:51 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:58 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:25 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:06 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 46 Mins 21 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 13 Mins 39 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:31 – 05:18
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:06 – 06:05
Abhijit Muhūrta11:34 – 12:22
Vijaya Muhūrta13:56 – 14:43
Godhūli Muhūrta17:39 – 18:03
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:51 – 18:21
Amṛta Kāla17:36 – 19:21
Niśīta Muhūrta23:34 – 00:22

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:33 – 09:01
Yamaganda10:30 – 11:58
Gulika Kāla13:26 – 14:55
Varjyam06:34 – 06:53
Dur Muhūrta 08:50 – 09:13

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (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 · 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 Amṛta06:05 – 07:33 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:33 – 09:01 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:01 – 10:30 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:30 – 11:58 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:58 – 13:26 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:26 – 14:55 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:55 – 16:23 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:23 – 17:51 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:51 – 19:23 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:23 – 20:55 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:55 – 22:26 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:26 – 23:58 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:58 – 01:30 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:30 – 03:01 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:01 – 04:33 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:33 – 06:05 (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 Śukla Dvitīyā + Jyeṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Jyeṣṭhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5116
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868520.27
Julian Day2456985.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0611°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)18.19°
🪷 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 (24.0611°), declination -20.49°, EoT 12.55 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: 2014-11-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)