पञ्चाङ्ग — Colombo, Sri Lanka · February 25, 2016 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.66 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
नास्ति बुद्धिरयुक्तस्य न चायुक्तस्य भावना।

न चाभावयतः शान्तिरशान्तस्य कुतः सुखम्।।2.66।।
"2.66 Right discrimination is not for him who cannot concentrate. Without concentration, there cannot be meditation; he who cannot meditate must not expect peace; and without peace, how can anyone expect happiness?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.66's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

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

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā (18/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya311.78°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
चन्द्र Candra157.01°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala211.71°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
बुध Budha291.02°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati145.10°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
शुक्र Śukra285.44°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
शनि Śani231.40°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:25 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:23 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:24 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:03 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:07 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 57 Mins 37 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 02 Mins 23 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:50 – 05:38
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:26 – 06:25
Abhijit Muhūrta12:00 – 12:48
Vijaya Muhūrta14:24 – 15:12
Godhūli Muhūrta18:11 – 18:35
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:23 – 18:53
Amṛta Kāla18:08 – 19:53
Niśīta Muhūrta00:00 – 00:48

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:54 – 15:24
Yamaganda06:25 – 07:55
Gulika Kāla09:25 – 10:55
Varjyam06:55 – 07:14
Dur Muhūrta 09:13 – 09:37

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhātṛ (Auspicious)
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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:25 – 07:55 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:55 – 09:25 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:25 – 10:55 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:55 – 12:24 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:24 – 13:54 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:54 – 15:24 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:24 – 16:53 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:53 – 18:23 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:23 – 19:53 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:53 – 21:24 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:24 – 22:54 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:54 – 00:24 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:24 – 01:55 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:55 – 03:25 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:25 – 04:55 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:55 – 06:25 (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)1868978.27
Julian Day2457443.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0786°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)208.03°
🪷 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 (24.0786°), declination -9.36°, EoT -13.70 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: 2016-02-25 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)