पञ्चाङ्ग — Colombo, Sri Lanka · April 2, 2018 CE

🪷 आज: मीन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mīna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Pisces; Mīna-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 4.17 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
कर्मणो ह्यपि बोद्धव्यं बोद्धव्यं च विकर्मणः।

अकर्मणश्च बोद्धव्यं गहना कर्मणो गतिः।।4.17।।
"4.17 It is necessary to consider what is right action, what is wrong action, and what is inaction, for mysterious is the law of action." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.17's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2075 Virodhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1940 Vilambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1425
Malayalam Era: 1194
Nanakshahi: 549
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā (17/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya348.15°MīnaRevatī P1
चन्द्र Candra187.03°TulāSvātī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala254.25°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
बुध Budha347.53°MīnaRevatī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati208.05°TulāViśākhā P3
शुक्र Śukra7.93°MeṣaAśvinī P3
शनि Śani254.70°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1

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)19:34 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)07:27 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 11 Mins 27 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 48 Mins 33 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:31 – 05:20
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:08 – 06:09
Abhijit Muhūrta11:50 – 12:39
Vijaya Muhūrta14:16 – 15:05
Godhūli Muhūrta18:08 – 18:32
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:20 – 18:51
Amṛta Kāla18:05 – 19:50
Niśīta Muhūrta23:50 – 00:39

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:40 – 09:12
Yamaganda10:43 – 12:15
Gulika Kāla13:46 – 15:17
Varjyam06:39 – 06:59
Dur Muhūrta 09:00 – 09:24

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:09 – 07:40 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:40 – 09:12 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:12 – 10:43 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:43 – 12:15 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:15 – 13:46 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:46 – 15:17 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:17 – 16:49 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:49 – 18:20 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:20 – 19:49 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:49 – 21:17 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:17 – 22:46 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:46 – 00:15 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:15 – 01:43 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:43 – 03:12 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:12 – 04:40 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:40 – 06:09 (neutral)

Coordinates

Latitude: 6.9271°
Longitude: 79.8612°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869745.27
Julian Day2458210.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1079°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)200.68°
🪷 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 (24.1079°), declination 4.84°, EoT -4.03 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: 2018-04-02 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)