पञ्चाङ्ग — Colombo, Sri Lanka · March 12, 2016 CE

Also observed today

विनायक चतुर्थी · Vināyaka Caturthī (monthly)Pan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 3.10 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga

सहयज्ञाः प्रजाः सृष्ट्वा पुरोवाच प्रजापतिः।

अनेन प्रसविष्यध्वमेष वोऽस्त्विष्टकामधुक्।।3.10।।

"3.10 In the beginning, when God created all beings by the sacrifice of Himself, He said unto them: Through sacrifice you can procreate, and it shall satisfy all your desires." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 3.10's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Śukla 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)	Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Aśvinī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Indra
करण (Karaṇa)	Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)	Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	327.82°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P3
चन्द्र Candra	9.27°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	217.77°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P2
बुध Budha	317.00°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	143.05°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P3
शुक्र Śukra	305.25°	Kumbha	Dhaniṣṭhā P4
शनि Śani	231.96°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:19 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:23 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:21 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	08:58 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	21:15 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 03 Mins 36 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 56 Mins 24 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:43 – 05:31
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:19 – 06:19
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:57 – 12:45
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:22 – 15:10
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:11 – 18:35
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:23 – 18:53
Amṛta Kāla	18:08 – 19:53
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:57 – 00:45

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	09:20 – 10:51
Yamaganda	13:51 – 15:22
Gulika Kāla	06:19 – 07:50
Varjyam	06:49 – 07:09
Dur Muhūrta	09:08 – 09:32

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: East

Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (Inauspicious)

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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla	06:19 – 07:50 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha	07:50 – 09:20 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga	09:20 – 10:51 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg	10:51 – 12:21 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala	12:21 – 13:51 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha	13:51 – 15:22 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta	15:22 – 16:52 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla	16:52 – 18:23 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha	18:23 – 19:52 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta	19:52 – 21:22 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla	21:22 – 22:51 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha	22:51 – 00:21 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga	00:21 – 01:51 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg	01:51 – 03:20 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala	03:20 – 04:50 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha	04:50 – 06:19 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 6.9271°

Longitude: 79.8612°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śani Walk (शनि यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

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

-3101-02-18 — Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1868994.27
Julian Day	2457459.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0792°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	38.56°

🪷 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 (24.0792°), declination -3.21°, EoT -10.49 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: 2016-03-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)