पञ्चाङ्ग — Colombo, Sri Lanka · November 18, 2020 CE

Also observed today

विनायक चतुर्थी · Vināyaka Caturthī (monthly)Pan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 11.25 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga

दंष्ट्राकरालानि च ते मुखानि

दृष्ट्वैव कालानलसन्निभानि।

दिशो न जाने न लभे च शर्म

प्रसीद देवेश जगन्निवास।।11.25।।

"11.25 When I see Thy mouths with their fearful jaws like glowing fires at the dissolution of creation, I lose all sense of place; I find no rest. Be merciful, O Lord in whom this universe abides!" — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 11.25's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2077 Pramādī

Śaka Saṁvat: 1942 Śārvarī

Bengali Saṁvat: 1427

Malayalam Era: 1196

Nanakshahi: 551

Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)

Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Mūla Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)	Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)	Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	212.02°	Vṛścika	Viśākhā P4
चन्द्र Candra	250.87°	Dhanu	Mūla P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	350.87°	Mīna	Revatī P2
बुध Budha	194.49°	Tulā	Svātī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	269.60°	Dhanu	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P1
शुक्र Śukra	181.25°	Tulā	Citrā P3
शनि Śani	273.17°	Makara	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:03 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:50 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:56 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	08:41 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	20:22 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 47 Mins 37 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 12 Mins 23 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:28 – 05:15
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:04 – 06:03
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:33 – 12:20
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:54 – 14:41
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:38 – 18:02
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:50 – 18:20
Amṛta Kāla	17:35 – 19:20
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:33 – 00:20

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	11:56 – 13:25
Yamaganda	07:31 – 08:59
Gulika Kāla	10:28 – 11:56
Varjyam	06:32 – 06:51
Dur Muhūrta	08:48 – 09:11

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: South-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)

Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha	06:03 – 07:31 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta	07:31 – 08:59 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla	08:59 – 10:28 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha	10:28 – 11:56 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga	11:56 – 13:25 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg	13:25 – 14:53 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala	14:53 – 16:22 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha	16:22 – 17:50 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg	17:50 – 19:22 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala	19:22 – 20:53 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha	20:53 – 22:25 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta	22:25 – 23:56 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla	23:56 – 01:28 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha	01:28 – 02:59 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga	02:59 – 04:31 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg	04:31 – 06:03 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 6.9271°

Longitude: 79.8612°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Budha Walk (बुध यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1870706.27
Julian Day	2459171.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1447°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	37.64°

🪷 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 (24.1447°), declination -19.29°, EoT 14.21 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: 2020-11-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)