पञ्चाङ्ग — Colombo, Sri Lanka · March 28, 2021 CE

Also observed today

मीन सङ्क्रान्ति · Mīna SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 15.18 · Chapter 15 · पुरुषोत्तमयोग · Puruṣottama-Yoga

यस्मात्क्षरमतीतोऽहमक्षरादपि चोत्तमः।अतोऽस्मि लोके वेदे च प्रथितः पुरुषोत्तमः।।15.18।।

"15.18 Beyond comparison of the Eternal with the non-eternal am I, Who am called by scriptures and sages the Supreme Personality, the Highest God." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 15.18's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2078 Ānanda

Śaka Saṁvat: 1943 Plava

Bengali Saṁvat: 1428

Malayalam Era: 1197

Nanakshahi: 552

Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Pūrṇimā (15/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Uttara Phalgunī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	343.44°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P4
चन्द्र Candra	153.22°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	49.68°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P3
बुध Budha	323.44°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	298.28°	Makara	Dhaniṣṭhā P2
शुक्र Śukra	343.60°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani	286.92°	Makara	Śravaṇa P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:11 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:21 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:16 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	17:32 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	05:38 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 09 Mins 39 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 50 Mins 21 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:34 – 05:23
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:11 – 06:11
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:52 – 12:40
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:18 – 15:06
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:09 – 18:33
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:21 – 18:51
Amṛta Kāla	18:06 – 19:51
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:52 – 00:40

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	16:50 – 18:21
Yamaganda	12:16 – 13:47
Gulika Kāla	15:19 – 16:50
Varjyam	06:42 – 07:01
Dur Muhūrta	09:02 – 09:26

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: North-West

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Maitra (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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 · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg	06:11 – 07:43 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	07:43 – 09:14 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	09:14 – 10:45 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:45 – 12:16 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	12:16 – 13:47 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:47 – 15:19 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	15:19 – 16:50 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	16:50 – 18:21 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	18:21 – 19:50 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	19:50 – 21:19 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	21:19 – 22:47 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:47 – 00:16 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	00:16 – 01:45 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:45 – 03:14 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	03:14 – 04:43 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	04:43 – 06:11 (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 Pūrṇimā + Uttara Phalgunī alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-04 — Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

-0562-04-11 — Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1870836.27
Julian Day	2459301.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1497°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	168.81°

🪷 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 (24.1497°), declination 3.01°, EoT -5.62 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: 2021-03-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)