पञ्चाङ्ग — Colombo, Sri Lanka · February 8, 2019 CE

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BG 13.2 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga

श्री भगवानुवाचइदं शरीरं कौन्तेय क्षेत्रमित्यभिधीयते।एतद्यो वेत्ति तं प्राहुः क्षेत्रज्ञ इति तद्विदः।।13.2।।

"13.2 Lord Shri Krishna replied: O Arjuna! The body of man is the playground of the Self; and That which knows the activities of Matter, sages call the Self." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 13.2's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla 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)	Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)	Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	294.85°	Makara	Dhaniṣṭhā P1
चन्द्र Candra	329.01°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	1.29°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P1
बुध Budha	301.26°	Kumbha	Dhaniṣṭhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	234.79°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P3
शुक्र Śukra	250.28°	Dhanu	Mūla P4
शनि Śani	261.50°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:29 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:21 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:25 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	08:41 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	20:43 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 51 Mins 53 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 08 Mins 07 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:54 – 05:42
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:30 – 06:29
Abhijit Muhūrta	12:01 – 12:49
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:24 – 15:11
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:09 – 18:33
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:21 – 18:51
Amṛta Kāla	18:06 – 19:51
Niśīta Muhūrta	00:01 – 00:49

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	10:56 – 12:25
Yamaganda	15:23 – 16:52
Gulika Kāla	07:58 – 09:27
Varjyam	06:59 – 07:18
Dur Muhūrta	09:15 – 09:39

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: South

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

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 · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala	06:29 – 07:58 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	07:58 – 09:27 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	09:27 – 10:56 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	10:56 – 12:25 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	12:25 – 13:54 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	13:54 – 15:23 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	15:23 – 16:52 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	16:52 – 18:21 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	18:21 – 19:52 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	19:52 – 21:23 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	21:23 – 22:54 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	22:54 – 00:25 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	00:25 – 01:56 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	01:56 – 03:27 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	03:27 – 04:58 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	04:58 – 06:29 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 6.9271°

Longitude: 79.8612°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śukra Walk (शुक्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1870057.27
Julian Day	2458522.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1199°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	37.50°

🪷 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 (24.1199°), declination -15.13°, EoT -14.45 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: 2019-02-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)