पञ्चाङ्ग — Colombo, Sri Lanka · December 4, 2015 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.30 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
गाण्डीवं स्रंसते हस्तात्त्वक्चैव परिदह्यते।

न च शक्नोम्यवस्थातुं भ्रमतीव च मे मनः।।1.30।।
"1.30 The bow Gandeeva slips from my hand, and my skin burns. I cannot keep quiet, for my mind is in tumult." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.30's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2072 Kīlaka
Śaka Saṁvat: 1937 Manmatha
Bengali Saṁvat: 1422
Malayalam Era: 1191
Nanakshahi: 546
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Navamī (24/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya227.47°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
चन्द्र Candra145.37°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala168.27°KanyāHasta P3
बुध Budha236.34°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati146.53°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
शुक्र Śukra184.39°TulāCitrā P4
शनि Śani223.63°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:09 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:54 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:02 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)00:29 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:38 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 44 Mins 34 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 15 Mins 26 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:35 – 05:22
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:11 – 06:09
Abhijit Muhūrta11:38 – 12:25
Vijaya Muhūrta13:59 – 14:46
Godhūli Muhūrta17:42 – 18:06
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:54 – 18:23
Amṛta Kāla17:39 – 19:24
Niśīta Muhūrta23:38 – 00:25

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:34 – 12:02
Yamaganda14:58 – 16:26
Gulika Kāla07:37 – 09:05
Varjyam06:39 – 06:57
Dur Muhūrta 08:54 – 09:17

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (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):
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 Chala06:09 – 07:37 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:37 – 09:05 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:05 – 10:34 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:34 – 12:02 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:02 – 13:30 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:30 – 14:58 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:58 – 16:26 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:26 – 17:54 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:54 – 19:26 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:26 – 20:58 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:58 – 22:30 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:30 – 00:02 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:02 – 01:34 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:34 – 03:05 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:05 – 04:37 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:37 – 06:09 (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 Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868895.27
Julian Day2457360.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0754°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)276.76°
🪷 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 (24.0754°), declination -22.17°, EoT 8.96 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: 2015-12-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)