पञ्चाङ्ग — Colombo, Sri Lanka · November 30, 2021 CE

🪷 आज: सफला एकादशी — Saphalā Ekādaśī
Renders all undertakings fruitful (saphala).

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.68 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
तस्माद्यस्य महाबाहो निगृहीतानि सर्वशः।

इन्द्रियाणीन्द्रियार्थेभ्यस्तस्य प्रज्ञा प्रतिष्ठिता।।2.68।।
"2.68 Therefore, O Might-in-Arms, he who keeps his senses detached from their objects - take it that his reason is purified." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.68's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2078 Ānanda
Śaka Saṁvat: 1943 Plava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1428
Malayalam Era: 1197
Nanakshahi: 552
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya223.89°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
चन्द्र Candra165.02°KanyāHasta P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala206.25°TulāViśākhā P2
बुध Budha223.99°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati301.08°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
शुक्र Śukra265.49°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
शनि Śani284.78°MakaraŚravaṇa P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:07 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:53 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:00 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:04 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:05 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 45 Mins 07 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 14 Mins 53 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:33 – 05:20
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:09 – 06:07
Abhijit Muhūrta11:37 – 12:24
Vijaya Muhūrta13:58 – 14:45
Godhūli Muhūrta17:41 – 18:05
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:53 – 18:22
Amṛta Kāla17:38 – 19:23
Niśīta Muhūrta23:37 – 00:24

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:56 – 16:24
Yamaganda09:04 – 10:32
Gulika Kāla12:00 – 13:28
Varjyam06:37 – 06:56
Dur Muhūrta 08:52 – 09:16

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:07 – 07:36 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:36 – 09:04 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:04 – 10:32 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:32 – 12:00 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:00 – 13:28 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:28 – 14:56 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:56 – 16:24 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:24 – 17:53 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:53 – 19:24 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:24 – 20:56 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:56 – 22:28 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:28 – 00:00 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:00 – 01:32 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:32 – 03:04 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:04 – 04:36 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:36 – 06:07 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871083.27
Julian Day2459548.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1591°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)303.92°
🪷 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 (24.1591°), declination -21.65°, EoT 10.50 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: 2021-11-30 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)