पञ्चाङ्ग — Colombo, Sri Lanka · November 20, 2020 CE

🪷 आज: स्कन्द षष्ठी — Skanda Ṣaṣṭhī
Kārttikeya's victory over Tāraka. Important Shaiva day in Tamil tradition.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.27 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
वक्त्राणि ते त्वरमाणा विशन्ति

दंष्ट्राकरालानि भयानकानि।

केचिद्विलग्ना दशनान्तरेषु

संदृश्यन्ते चूर्णितैरुत्तमाङ्गैः।।11.27।।
"11.27 1 see them all rushing headlong into Thy mouths, with terrible tusks, horrible to behold. Some are mangled between thy jaws, with their heads crushed to atoms." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.27'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 Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya214.03°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
चन्द्र Candra278.44°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala351.01°MīnaRevatī P2
बुध Budha197.39°TulāSvātī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati269.95°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
शुक्र Śukra183.72°TulāCitrā P4
शनि Śani273.33°MakaraUttara 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)11:57 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:22 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:07 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 47 Mins 08 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 12 Mins 52 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:29 – 05:16
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:04 – 06:03
Abhijit Muhūrta11:33 – 12:20
Vijaya Muhūrta13:55 – 14:42
Godhūli Muhūrta17:38 – 18:02
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:50 – 18:20
Amṛta Kāla17:35 – 19:20
Niśīta Muhūrta23:33 – 00:20

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:28 – 11:57
Yamaganda14:54 – 16:22
Gulika Kāla07:32 – 09:00
Varjyam06:33 – 06:52
Dur Muhūrta 08:48 – 09:12

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (Auspicious)
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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:03 – 07:32 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:32 – 09:00 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:00 – 10:28 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:28 – 11:57 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:57 – 13:25 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:25 – 14:54 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:54 – 16:22 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:22 – 17:50 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:50 – 19:22 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:22 – 20:54 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:54 – 22:25 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:25 – 23:57 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:57 – 01:28 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:28 – 03:00 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:00 – 04:32 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:32 – 06:03 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870708.27
Julian Day2459173.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1448°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)62.47°
🪷 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 (24.1448°), declination -19.75°, EoT 13.70 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: 2020-11-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)