पञ्चाङ्ग — Colombo, Sri Lanka · December 7, 2019 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.45 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
त्रैगुण्यविषया वेदा निस्त्रैगुण्यो भवार्जुन।

निर्द्वन्द्वो नित्यसत्त्वस्थो निर्योगक्षेम आत्मवान्।।2.45।।
"2.45 The Vedic Scriptures tell of the three constituents of life - the Qualities. Rise above all of them, O Arjuna, above all the pairs of opposing sensations; be steady in truth, free from worldly anxieties and centered in the Self." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.45's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2076 Paridhāvi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1941 Vikāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1426
Malayalam Era: 1195
Nanakshahi: 550
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Daśamī (10/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Revatī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya230.49°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
चन्द्र Candra350.39°MīnaRevatī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala197.30°TulāSvātī P4
बुध Budha212.13°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati246.85°DhanuMūla P3
शुक्र Śukra259.26°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani264.42°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:11 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:55 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:03 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:57 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:08 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 44 Mins 08 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 15 Mins 52 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:37 – 05:24
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:12 – 06:11
Abhijit Muhūrta11:39 – 12:26
Vijaya Muhūrta14:00 – 14:47
Godhūli Muhūrta17:43 – 18:07
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:55 – 18:24
Amṛta Kāla17:40 – 19:25
Niśīta Muhūrta23:39 – 00:26

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:07 – 10:35
Yamaganda13:31 – 14:59
Gulika Kāla06:11 – 07:39
Varjyam06:40 – 06:59
Dur Muhūrta 08:55 – 09:19

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:11 – 07:39 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:39 – 09:07 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:07 – 10:35 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:35 – 12:03 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:03 – 13:31 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:31 – 14:59 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:59 – 16:27 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:27 – 17:55 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:55 – 19:27 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:27 – 20:59 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:59 – 22:31 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:31 – 00:03 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:03 – 01:35 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:35 – 03:07 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:07 – 04:39 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:39 – 06:11 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5121
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870359.27
Julian Day2458824.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1314°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)119.46°
🪷 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 (24.1314°), declination -22.55°, EoT 7.72 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: 2019-12-07 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)