पञ्चाङ्ग — Colombo, Sri Lanka · April 22, 2015 CE

Also observed today

वैशाखी · Baisakhi (Vaiśākhī)Regional
विनायक चतुर्थी · Vināyaka Caturthī (monthly)Pan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 13.16 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga

बहिरन्तश्च भूतानामचरं चरमेव च।सूक्ष्मत्वात्तदविज्ञेयं दूरस्थं चान्तिके च तत्।।13.16।।

"13.16 It is within all beings, yet outside; motionless yet moving; too subtle to be perceived; far away yet always near." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 13.16's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2072 Kīlaka

Śaka Saṁvat: 1937 Manmatha

Bengali Saṁvat: 1422

Malayalam Era: 1191

Nanakshahi: 546

Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Rohiṇī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	7.54°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P3
चन्द्र Candra	50.64°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	21.33°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P3
बुध Budha	20.22°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	108.02°	Karka	Aśleṣā P1
शुक्र Śukra	47.81°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P3
शनि Śani	219.47°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:00 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:19 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:09 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	08:47 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	21:16 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 18 Mins 44 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 41 Mins 16 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:21 – 05:11
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:58 – 06:00
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:45 – 12:34
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:12 – 15:02
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:07 – 18:31
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:19 – 18:49
Amṛta Kāla	18:04 – 19:49
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:45 – 00:34

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	12:09 – 13:41
Yamaganda	07:32 – 09:04
Gulika Kāla	10:37 – 12:09
Varjyam	06:31 – 06:50
Dur Muhūrta	08:52 – 09:17

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: South-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Utpāta (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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha	06:00 – 07:32 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta	07:32 – 09:04 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla	09:04 – 10:37 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha	10:37 – 12:09 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga	12:09 – 13:41 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg	13:41 – 15:14 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala	15:14 – 16:46 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha	16:46 – 18:19 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg	18:19 – 19:46 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala	19:46 – 21:14 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha	21:14 – 22:41 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta	22:41 – 00:09 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla	00:09 – 01:37 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha	01:37 – 03:04 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga	03:04 – 04:32 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg	04:32 – 06:00 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 6.9271°

Longitude: 79.8612°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Budha Walk (बुध यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Caturthī + Rohiṇī alignment also occurred on:

-3226-07-09 — Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Rohiṇī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1868669.27
Julian Day	2457134.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0668°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	42.73°

🪷 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 (24.0668°), declination 12.03°, EoT 1.40 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: 2015-04-22 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)