पञ्चाङ्ग — Colombo, Sri Lanka · February 15, 2019 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 13.9 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
इन्द्रियार्थेषु वैराग्यमनहङ्कार एव च।जन्ममृत्युजराव्याधिदुःखदोषानुदर्शनम्।।13.9।।
"13.9 Renunciation of the delights of sense, absence of pride, right understanding of the painful problem of birth and death, of age and sickness;" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.9's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2076 Paridhāvi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1941 Vikāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1426
Malayalam Era: 1195
Nanakshahi: 550
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

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

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya301.93°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
चन्द्र Candra58.17°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala6.02°MeṣaAśvinī P2
बुध Budha313.85°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati235.87°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
शुक्र Śukra258.38°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani262.22°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:28 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:22 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:25 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:56 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:25 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 54 Mins 12 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 05 Mins 48 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:53 – 05:40
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:29 – 06:28
Abhijit Muhūrta12:01 – 12:49
Vijaya Muhūrta14:24 – 15:12
Godhūli Muhūrta18:10 – 18:34
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:22 – 18:52
Amṛta Kāla18:07 – 19:52
Niśīta Muhūrta00:01 – 00:49

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:56 – 12:25
Yamaganda15:24 – 16:53
Gulika Kāla07:57 – 09:27
Varjyam06:58 – 07:17
Dur Muhūrta 09:15 – 09:38

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (Inauspicious)
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 · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:28 – 07:57 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:57 – 09:27 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:27 – 10:56 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:56 – 12:25 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:25 – 13:54 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:54 – 15:24 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:24 – 16:53 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:53 – 18:22 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:22 – 19:53 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:53 – 21:24 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:24 – 22:54 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:54 – 00:25 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:25 – 01:56 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:56 – 03:27 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:27 – 04:57 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:57 – 06:28 (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 Time

Kali Year5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870064.27
Julian Day2458529.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1201°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)119.24°
🪷 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 (24.1201°), declination -12.83°, EoT -14.57 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: 2019-02-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)