पञ्चाङ्ग — Colombo, Sri Lanka · May 5, 2020 CE

🪷 आज: मेष सङ्क्रान्ति — Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)
Sun enters Aries; solar new year. Regional: Vaiśākhī (Punjab) · Vishu (Kerala) · Pohelā Boishākh (Bengal) · Bihu (Assam) · Tamil Puthāṇḍu.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.9 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
सुहृन्मित्रार्युदासीनमध्यस्थद्वेष्यबन्धुषु।

साधुष्वपि च पापेषु समबुद्धिर्विशिष्यते।।6.9।।
"6.9 He looks impartially on all - lover, friend or foe; indifferent or hostile; alien or relative; virtuous or sinful." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.9's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2077 Pramādī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1942 Śārvarī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1427
Malayalam Era: 1196
Nanakshahi: 551
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya20.88°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
चन्द्र Candra166.98°KanyāHasta P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala300.03°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
बुध Budha20.63°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati272.96°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
शुक्र Śukra56.24°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
शनि Śani277.76°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:56 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:19 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:07 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:51 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:52 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 23 Mins 20 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 36 Mins 40 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:16 – 05:06
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:54 – 05:56
Abhijit Muhūrta11:42 – 12:32
Vijaya Muhūrta14:11 – 15:01
Godhūli Muhūrta18:07 – 18:31
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:19 – 18:50
Amṛta Kāla18:04 – 19:49
Niśīta Muhūrta23:42 – 00:32

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:13 – 16:46
Yamaganda09:01 – 10:34
Gulika Kāla12:07 – 13:40
Varjyam06:27 – 06:46
Dur Muhūrta 08:49 – 09:14

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:56 – 07:28 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:28 – 09:01 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:01 – 10:34 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:34 – 12:07 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:07 – 13:40 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:40 – 15:13 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:13 – 16:46 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:46 – 18:19 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:19 – 19:46 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:46 – 21:13 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:13 – 22:40 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:40 – 00:07 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:07 – 01:34 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:34 – 03:01 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:01 – 04:28 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:28 – 05:56 (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 Year5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870509.27
Julian Day2458974.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1372°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)148.23°
🪷 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 (24.1372°), declination 16.34°, EoT 3.35 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: 2020-05-05 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)