पञ्चाङ्ग — Colombo, Sri Lanka · December 31, 2015 CE

🪷 आज: लोहड़ी — Lohri
Punjab harvest festival; eve of Makara Saṅkrānti. (Approximated as 13/14 January annually; correct via Sun in Dhanu/Makara cusp.)

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.10 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
तमुवाच हृषीकेशः प्रहसन्निव भारत।

सेनयोरुभयोर्मध्ये विषीदन्तमिदं वचः।।2.10।।
"2.10 Thereupon the Lord, with a gracious smile, addressed him who was so much depressed in the midst of the two armies." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.10's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

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

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya254.94°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra141.23°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala183.72°TulāCitrā P4
बुध Budha274.34°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati148.33°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
शुक्र Śukra216.59°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
शनि Śani226.74°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:22 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:06 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:14 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)22:34 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:44 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 43 Mins 31 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 16 Mins 29 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:48 – 05:35
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:23 – 06:22
Abhijit Muhūrta11:50 – 12:37
Vijaya Muhūrta14:11 – 14:58
Godhūli Muhūrta17:54 – 18:18
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:06 – 18:35
Amṛta Kāla17:51 – 19:36
Niśīta Muhūrta23:50 – 00:37

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:42 – 15:10
Yamaganda06:22 – 07:50
Gulika Kāla09:18 – 10:46
Varjyam06:51 – 07:10
Dur Muhūrta 09:06 – 09:30

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
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 Śubha06:22 – 07:50 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:50 – 09:18 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:18 – 10:46 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:46 – 12:14 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:14 – 13:42 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:42 – 15:10 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:10 – 16:38 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:38 – 18:06 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:06 – 19:38 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:38 – 21:10 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:10 – 22:42 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:42 – 00:14 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:14 – 01:46 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:46 – 03:18 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:18 – 04:50 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:50 – 06:22 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868922.27
Julian Day2457387.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0765°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)247.20°
🪷 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 (24.0765°), declination -23.13°, EoT -3.26 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: 2015-12-31 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)