पञ्चाङ्ग — Colombo, Sri Lanka · March 18, 2016 CE

🪷 आज: मीन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mīna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Pisces; Mīna-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.16 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
एवं प्रवर्तितं चक्रं नानुवर्तयतीह यः।

अघायुरिन्द्रियारामो मोघं पार्थ स जीवति।।3.16।।
"3.16 Thus he who does not help the revolving wheel of sacrifice, but instead leads a sinful life, rejoicing in the gratification of his senses, O Arjuna, he breathes in vain." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.16's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1423
Malayalam Era: 1192
Nanakshahi: 547
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Daśamī (10/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Punarvasu Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya333.80°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
चन्द्र Candra92.17°KarkaPunarvasu P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala219.67°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
बुध Budha327.96°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati142.28°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
शुक्र Śukra312.67°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
शनि Śani232.07°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:16 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:22 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:19 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:00 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:26 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 05 Mins 54 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 54 Mins 06 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:40 – 05:28
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:16 – 06:16
Abhijit Muhūrta11:55 – 12:44
Vijaya Muhūrta14:20 – 15:09
Godhūli Muhūrta18:10 – 18:34
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:22 – 18:53
Amṛta Kāla18:07 – 19:52
Niśīta Muhūrta23:55 – 00:44

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:49 – 12:19
Yamaganda15:21 – 16:52
Gulika Kāla07:47 – 09:18
Varjyam06:47 – 07:06
Dur Muhūrta 09:06 – 09:30

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:16 – 07:47 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:47 – 09:18 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:18 – 10:49 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:49 – 12:19 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:19 – 13:50 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:50 – 15:21 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:21 – 16:52 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:52 – 18:22 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:22 – 19:52 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:52 – 21:21 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:21 – 22:50 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:50 – 00:19 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:19 – 01:49 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:49 – 03:18 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:18 – 04:47 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:47 – 06:16 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Daśamī + Punarvasu alignment also occurred on:
-1626101-04-03Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Punarvasu)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869000.27
Julian Day2457465.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0794°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)116.03°
🪷 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 (24.0794°), declination -0.84°, EoT -8.76 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: 2016-03-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)