पञ्चाङ्ग — Colombo, Sri Lanka · February 4, 2016 CE

🪷 आज: मकर सङ्क्रान्ति — Makara Saṅkrānti (Uttarāyaṇa)
Sun enters Capricorn; Uttarāyaṇa (north-going) begins. Bhīṣma's chosen mahaprasthāna time.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.45 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
त्रैगुण्यविषया वेदा निस्त्रैगुण्यो भवार्जुन।

निर्द्वन्द्वो नित्यसत्त्वस्थो निर्योगक्षेम आत्मवान्।।2.45।।
"2.45 The Vedic Scriptures tell of the three constituents of life - the Qualities. Rise above all of them, O Arjuna, above all the pairs of opposing sensations; be steady in truth, free from worldly anxieties and centered in the Self." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.45's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1423
Malayalam Era: 1192
Nanakshahi: 547
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Jyeṣṭhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya290.56°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
चन्द्र Candra233.08°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala202.14°TulāViśākhā P1
बुध Budha264.96°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati147.30°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
शुक्र Śukra259.47°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani230.07°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:29 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:20 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:25 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:44 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:26 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 50 Mins 34 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 09 Mins 26 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:55 – 05:42
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:30 – 06:29
Abhijit Muhūrta12:01 – 12:48
Vijaya Muhūrta14:23 – 15:10
Godhūli Muhūrta18:08 – 18:32
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:20 – 18:50
Amṛta Kāla18:05 – 19:50
Niśīta Muhūrta00:01 – 00:48

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:53 – 15:22
Yamaganda06:29 – 07:58
Gulika Kāla09:27 – 10:56
Varjyam06:59 – 07:18
Dur Muhūrta 09:15 – 09:39

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:29 – 07:58 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:58 – 09:27 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:27 – 10:56 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:56 – 12:25 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:25 – 13:53 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:53 – 15:22 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:22 – 16:51 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:51 – 18:20 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:20 – 19:51 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:51 – 21:22 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:22 – 22:53 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:53 – 00:25 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:25 – 01:56 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:56 – 03:27 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:27 – 04:58 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:58 – 06:29 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī + Jyeṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Jyeṣṭhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868957.27
Julian Day2457422.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0778°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)303.30°
🪷 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 (24.0778°), declination -16.44°, EoT -14.09 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: 2016-02-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)