पञ्चाङ्ग — Colombo, Sri Lanka · April 5, 2021 CE

🪷 आज: मीन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mīna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Pisces; Mīna-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 16.6 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga
द्वौ भूतसर्गौ लोकेऽस्मिन् दैव आसुर एव च।दैवो विस्तरशः प्रोक्त आसुरं पार्थ मे श्रृणु।।16.6।।
"16.6 All beings are of two classes: Godly and godless. The Godly I have described; I will now describe the other." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 16.6's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya351.33°MīnaRevatī P2
चन्द्र Candra269.07°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala54.47°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
बुध Budha337.06°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati299.85°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
शुक्र Śukra353.52°MīnaRevatī P3
शनि Śani287.54°MakaraŚravaṇa P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:07 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:20 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:14 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)00:53 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:36 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 12 Mins 42 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 47 Mins 18 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:30 – 05:18
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:06 – 06:07
Abhijit Muhūrta11:49 – 12:38
Vijaya Muhūrta14:16 – 15:05
Godhūli Muhūrta18:08 – 18:32
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:20 – 18:51
Amṛta Kāla18:05 – 19:50
Niśīta Muhūrta23:49 – 00:38

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:39 – 09:10
Yamaganda10:42 – 12:14
Gulika Kāla13:45 – 15:17
Varjyam06:38 – 06:57
Dur Muhūrta 08:58 – 09:23

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mātaṇga (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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:07 – 07:39 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:39 – 09:10 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:10 – 10:42 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:42 – 12:14 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:14 – 13:45 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:45 – 15:17 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:17 – 16:48 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:48 – 18:20 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:20 – 19:48 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:48 – 21:17 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:17 – 22:45 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:45 – 00:14 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:14 – 01:42 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:42 – 03:10 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:10 – 04:39 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:39 – 06:07 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Pūrva Āṣāḍhā alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870844.27
Julian Day2459309.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1500°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)275.09°
🪷 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 (24.1500°), declination 6.09°, EoT -3.10 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: 2021-04-05 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)