पञ्चाङ्ग — Colombo, Sri Lanka · January 24, 2021 CE

Also observed today

पोङ्गल · Pongal / Thai PongalRegional
जया एकादशी · Jayā EkādaśīVaishnava
एकादशी · EkādaśīVaishnava

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 13.17 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga

अविभक्तं च भूतेषु विभक्तमिव च स्थितम्।भूतभर्तृ च तज्ज्ञेयं ग्रसिष्णु प्रभविष्णु च।।13.17।।

"13.17 In all beings undivided, yet living in division, It is the upholder of all, Creator and Destroyer alike;" — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 13.17's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2078 Ānanda

Śaka Saṁvat: 1943 Plava

Bengali Saṁvat: 1428

Malayalam Era: 1197

Nanakshahi: 552

Solar Month: Makara (Tai)

Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Rohiṇī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)	Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	280.12°	Makara	Śravaṇa P1
चन्द्र Candra	44.44°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	13.96°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P1
बुध Budha	298.42°	Makara	Dhaniṣṭhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	284.02°	Makara	Śravaṇa P2
शुक्र Śukra	264.88°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
शनि Śani	280.19°	Makara	Śravaṇa P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:29 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:16 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:23 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	14:26 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	02:54 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 47 Mins 43 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 12 Mins 17 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:54 – 05:42
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:30 – 06:29
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:59 – 12:46
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:21 – 15:08
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:04 – 18:28
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:16 – 18:46
Amṛta Kāla	18:01 – 19:46
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:59 – 00:46

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	16:48 – 18:16
Yamaganda	12:23 – 13:51
Gulika Kāla	15:20 – 16:48
Varjyam	06:58 – 07:17
Dur Muhūrta	09:14 – 09:37

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Prajāpati (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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg	06:29 – 07:57 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	07:57 – 09:26 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	09:26 – 10:54 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:54 – 12:23 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	12:23 – 13:51 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:51 – 15:20 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	15:20 – 16:48 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	16:48 – 18:16 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	18:16 – 19:48 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	19:48 – 21:20 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	21:20 – 22:51 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:51 – 00:23 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	00:23 – 01:54 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:54 – 03:26 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	03:26 – 04:57 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	04:57 – 06:29 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 6.9271°

Longitude: 79.8612°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Sūrya Walk (सूर्य यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Ekādaśī + Rohiṇī alignment also occurred on:

-3226-07-09 — Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Rohiṇī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1870773.27
Julian Day	2459238.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1473°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	123.74°

🪷 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 (24.1473°), declination -19.19°, EoT -12.06 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: 2021-01-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)