पञ्चाङ्ग — Colombo, Sri Lanka · March 20, 2019 CE

🪷 आज: मीन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mīna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Pisces; Mīna-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 14.7 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
रजो रागात्मकं विद्धि तृष्णासङ्गसमुद्भवम्।तन्निबध्नाति कौन्तेय कर्मसङ्गेन देहिनम्।।14.7।।
"14.7 Passion, engendered by thirst for pleasure and attachment, binds the soul through its fondness for activity." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 14.7's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2076 Paridhāvi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1941 Vikāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1426
Malayalam Era: 1195
Nanakshahi: 550
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya335.02°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
चन्द्र Candra140.60°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala28.20°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
बुध Budha325.38°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati239.48°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
शुक्र Śukra297.50°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
शनि Śani264.97°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:16 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:22 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:19 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)17:16 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)05:26 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 06 Mins 23 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 53 Mins 37 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:39 – 05:27
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:15 – 06:16
Abhijit Muhūrta11:54 – 12:43
Vijaya Muhūrta14:20 – 15:08
Godhūli Muhūrta18:10 – 18:34
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:22 – 18:52
Amṛta Kāla18:07 – 19:52
Niśīta Muhūrta23:54 – 00:43

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:19 – 13:50
Yamaganda07:46 – 09:17
Gulika Kāla10:48 – 12:19
Varjyam06:46 – 07:05
Dur Muhūrta 09:05 – 09:29

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:16 – 07:46 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:46 – 09:17 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:17 – 10:48 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:48 – 12:19 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:19 – 13:50 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:50 – 15:20 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:20 – 16:51 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:51 – 18:22 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:22 – 19:51 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:51 – 21:20 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:20 – 22:50 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:50 – 00:19 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:19 – 01:48 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:48 – 03:17 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:17 – 04:46 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:46 – 06:16 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870097.27
Julian Day2458562.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1214°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)167.06°
🪷 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 (24.1214°), declination -0.34°, EoT -8.15 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: 2019-03-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)