पञ्चाङ्ग — Colombo, Sri Lanka · February 28, 2015 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.38 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
त्वमादिदेवः पुरुषः पुराण

स्त्वमस्य विश्वस्य परं निधानम्।

वेत्तासि वेद्यं च परं च धाम

त्वया ततं विश्वमनन्तरूप।।11.38।।
"11.38 Thou art the Primal God, the Ancient, the Supreme Abode of this universe, the Knower, the Knowledge and the Final Home. Thou fillest everything. Thy form is infinite." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.38's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2072 Kīlaka
Śaka Saṁvat: 1937 Manmatha
Bengali Saṁvat: 1422
Malayalam Era: 1191
Nanakshahi: 546
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Daśamī (10/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya315.06°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
चन्द्र Candra72.19°MithunaĀrdrā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala341.83°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
बुध Budha288.35°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati110.11°KarkaAśleṣā P2
शुक्र Śukra344.57°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani220.45°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:24 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:23 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:24 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:58 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:27 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 58 Mins 48 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 01 Mins 12 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:49 – 05:36
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:24 – 06:24
Abhijit Muhūrta12:00 – 12:48
Vijaya Muhūrta14:24 – 15:11
Godhūli Muhūrta18:11 – 18:35
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:23 – 18:53
Amṛta Kāla18:08 – 19:53
Niśīta Muhūrta00:00 – 00:48

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:24 – 10:54
Yamaganda13:54 – 15:23
Gulika Kāla06:24 – 07:54
Varjyam06:54 – 07:13
Dur Muhūrta 09:12 – 09:36

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:24 – 07:54 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:54 – 09:24 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:24 – 10:54 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:54 – 12:24 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:24 – 13:54 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:54 – 15:23 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:23 – 16:53 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:53 – 18:23 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:23 – 19:53 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:53 – 21:23 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:23 – 22:54 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:54 – 00:24 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:24 – 01:54 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:54 – 03:24 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:24 – 04:54 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:54 – 06:24 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5116
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868616.27
Julian Day2457081.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0648°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)114.40°
🪷 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 (24.0648°), declination -8.15°, EoT -13.22 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: 2015-02-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)