पञ्चाङ्ग — Colombo, Sri Lanka · April 1, 2017 CE

Also observed today

मीन सङ्क्रान्ति · Mīna SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 13.25 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga

ध्यानेनात्मनि पश्यन्ति केचिदात्मानमात्मना।अन्ये सांख्येन योगेन कर्मयोगेन चापरे।।13.25।।

"13.25 Some realise the Supreme by meditating, by its aid, on the Self within, others by pure reason, others by right action." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 13.25's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa

Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī

Bengali Saṁvat: 1424

Malayalam Era: 1193

Nanakshahi: 548

Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Pañcamī (5/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Kṛttikā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	347.41°	Mīna	Revatī P1
चन्द्र Candra	41.04°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	21.39°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P3
बुध Budha	6.08°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	174.58°	Kanyā	Citrā P1
शुक्र Śukra	336.72°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P2
शनि Śani	243.50°	Dhanu	Mūla P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:09 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:20 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:15 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	09:36 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	22:03 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 11 Mins 10 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 48 Mins 50 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:32 – 05:21
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:08 – 06:09
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:51 – 12:39
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:17 – 15:06
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:08 – 18:32
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:20 – 18:51
Amṛta Kāla	18:05 – 19:50
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:51 – 00:39

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	09:12 – 10:44
Yamaganda	13:46 – 15:18
Gulika Kāla	06:09 – 07:41
Varjyam	06:40 – 06:59
Dur Muhūrta	09:00 – 09:24

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: East

Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (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):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla	06:09 – 07:41 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha	07:41 – 09:12 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga	09:12 – 10:44 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg	10:44 – 12:15 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala	12:15 – 13:46 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha	13:46 – 15:18 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta	15:18 – 16:49 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla	16:49 – 18:20 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha	18:20 – 19:49 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta	19:49 – 21:18 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla	21:18 – 22:46 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha	22:46 – 00:15 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga	00:15 – 01:44 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg	01:44 – 03:12 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala	03:12 – 04:41 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha	04:41 – 06:09 (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 Pañcamī + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-04 — Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)

-3137-12-25 — Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1869379.27
Julian Day	2457844.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0939°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	50.95°

🪷 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 (24.0939°), declination 4.55°, EoT -4.34 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: 2017-04-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)