पञ्चाङ्ग — Colombo, Sri Lanka · March 6, 2015 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.44 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
तस्मात्प्रणम्य प्रणिधाय कायं

प्रसादये त्वामहमीशमीड्यम्।

पितेव पुत्रस्य सखेव सख्युः

प्रियः प्रियायार्हसि देव सोढुम्।।11.44।।
"11.44 Therefore I prostrate myself before Thee, O Lord! Most Adorable! I salute Thee, I ask Thy blessing. Only Thou canst be trusted to bear with me, as father to son, as friend to friend, as lover to his beloved." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.44's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya321.08°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
चन्द्र Candra144.18°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala346.41°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
बुध Budha295.77°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati109.48°KarkaAśleṣā P1
शुक्र Śukra351.91°MīnaRevatī P2
शनि Śani220.57°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:22 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:23 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:23 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)18:30 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)06:40 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 01 Mins 02 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 58 Mins 58 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:46 – 05:34
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:22 – 06:22
Abhijit Muhūrta11:59 – 12:47
Vijaya Muhūrta14:23 – 15:11
Godhūli Muhūrta18:11 – 18:35
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:23 – 18:53
Amṛta Kāla18:08 – 19:53
Niśīta Muhūrta23:59 – 00:47

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:52 – 12:23
Yamaganda15:23 – 16:53
Gulika Kāla07:52 – 09:22
Varjyam06:52 – 07:11
Dur Muhūrta 09:10 – 09:34

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (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):
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 Chala06:22 – 07:52 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:52 – 09:22 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:22 – 10:52 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:52 – 12:23 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:23 – 13:53 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:53 – 15:23 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:23 – 16:53 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:53 – 18:23 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:23 – 19:53 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:53 – 21:23 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:23 – 22:53 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:53 – 00:23 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:23 – 01:52 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:52 – 03:22 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:22 – 04:52 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:52 – 06:22 (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)1868622.27
Julian Day2457087.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0650°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)184.17°
🪷 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 (24.0650°), declination -5.85°, EoT -12.00 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: 2015-03-06 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)