पञ्चाङ्ग — Colombo, Sri Lanka · January 22, 2019 CE

🪷 आज: मकर सङ्क्रान्ति — Makara Saṅkrānti (Uttarāyaṇa)
Sun enters Capricorn; Uttarāyaṇa (north-going) begins. Bhīṣma's chosen mahaprasthāna time.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 12.5 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga
क्लेशोऽधिकतरस्तेषामव्यक्तासक्तचेतसाम्।

अव्यक्ता हि गतिर्दुःखं देहवद्भिरवाप्यते।।12.5।।
"12.5 But they who thus fix their attention on the Absolute and Impersonal encounter greater hardships, for it is difficult for those who possess a body to realise Me as without one." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 12.5's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2076 Paridhāvi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1941 Vikāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1426
Malayalam Era: 1195
Nanakshahi: 550
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Āśleṣā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya277.59°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
चन्द्र Candra109.26°KarkaAśleṣā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala349.76°MīnaRevatī P1
बुध Budha272.06°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati231.82°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
शुक्र Śukra231.09°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
शनि Śani259.62°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:29 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:16 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:22 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)18:58 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)07:20 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 47 Mins 06 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 12 Mins 54 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:54 – 05:41
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:30 – 06:29
Abhijit Muhūrta11:59 – 12:46
Vijaya Muhūrta14:20 – 15:07
Godhūli Muhūrta18:04 – 18:28
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:16 – 18:45
Amṛta Kāla18:01 – 19:46
Niśīta Muhūrta23:59 – 00:46

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:19 – 16:47
Yamaganda09:25 – 10:54
Gulika Kāla12:22 – 13:50
Varjyam06:58 – 07:17
Dur Muhūrta 09:14 – 09:37

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:29 – 07:57 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:57 – 09:25 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:25 – 10:54 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:54 – 12:22 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:22 – 13:50 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:50 – 15:19 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:19 – 16:47 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:47 – 18:16 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:16 – 19:47 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:47 – 21:19 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:19 – 22:50 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:50 – 00:22 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:22 – 01:54 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:54 – 03:25 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:25 – 04:57 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:57 – 06:29 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870040.27
Julian Day2458505.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1192°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)190.10°
🪷 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 (24.1192°), declination -19.78°, EoT -11.54 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: 2019-01-22 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)