पञ्चाङ्ग — Colombo, Sri Lanka · February 11, 2020 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 3.39 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
आवृतं ज्ञानमेतेन ज्ञानिनो नित्यवैरिणा।

कामरूपेण कौन्तेय दुष्पूरेणानलेन च।।3.39।।
"3.39 It is the wise man's constant enemy; it tarnishes the face of wisdom. It is as insatiable as a flame of fire." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.39's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2077 Pramādī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1942 Śārvarī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1427
Malayalam Era: 1196
Nanakshahi: 551
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā (17/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya297.63°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
चन्द्र Candra141.82°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala241.88°DhanuMūla P1
बुध Budha315.53°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati261.69°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
शुक्र Śukra339.35°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
शनि Śani272.00°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:29 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:22 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:25 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)19:57 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:07 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 52 Mins 47 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 07 Mins 13 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:54 – 05:41
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:29 – 06:29
Abhijit Muhūrta12:01 – 12:49
Vijaya Muhūrta14:24 – 15:11
Godhūli Muhūrta18:10 – 18:34
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:22 – 18:51
Amṛta Kāla18:07 – 19:52
Niśīta Muhūrta00:01 – 00:49

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:23 – 16:52
Yamaganda09:27 – 10:56
Gulika Kāla12:25 – 13:54
Varjyam06:58 – 07:17
Dur Muhūrta 09:15 – 09:39

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (Auspicious)
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):
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 Roga06:29 – 07:58 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:58 – 09:27 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:27 – 10:56 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:56 – 12:25 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:25 – 13:54 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:54 – 15:23 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:23 – 16:52 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:52 – 18:22 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:22 – 19:52 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:52 – 21:23 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:23 – 22:54 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:54 – 00:25 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:25 – 01:56 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:56 – 03:27 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:27 – 04:58 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:58 – 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 Year5121
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870425.27
Julian Day2458890.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1339°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)201.70°
🪷 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 (24.1339°), declination -14.25°, EoT -14.58 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: 2020-02-11 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)