पञ्चाङ्ग — Colombo, Sri Lanka · December 6, 2021 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.2 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
व्यामिश्रेणेव वाक्येन बुद्धिं मोहयसीव मे।

तदेकं वद निश्िचत्य येन श्रेयोऽहमाप्नुयाम्।।3.2।।
"3.2 Thy language perplexes me and confuses my reason. Therefore please tell me the only way by which I may, without doubt, secure my spiritual welfare." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.2's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla 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)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya229.97°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
चन्द्र Candra254.40°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala210.41°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
बुध Budha233.44°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati301.91°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
शुक्र Śukra268.73°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
शनि Śani285.26°MakaraŚravaṇa P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:10 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:55 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:02 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:49 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:31 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 44 Mins 12 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 15 Mins 48 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:36 – 05:23
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:12 – 06:10
Abhijit Muhūrta11:39 – 12:26
Vijaya Muhūrta14:00 – 14:47
Godhūli Muhūrta17:43 – 18:07
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:55 – 18:24
Amṛta Kāla17:40 – 19:25
Niśīta Muhūrta23:39 – 00:26

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:38 – 09:06
Yamaganda10:34 – 12:02
Gulika Kāla13:30 – 14:58
Varjyam06:40 – 06:58
Dur Muhūrta 08:55 – 09:18

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:10 – 07:38 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:38 – 09:06 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:06 – 10:34 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:34 – 12:02 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:02 – 13:30 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:30 – 14:58 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:58 – 16:26 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:26 – 17:55 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:55 – 19:26 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:26 – 20:58 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:58 – 22:30 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:30 – 00:02 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:02 – 01:34 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:34 – 03:06 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:06 – 04:38 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:38 – 06:10 (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 Time

Kali Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871089.27
Julian Day2459554.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1593°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)22.81°
🪷 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 (24.1593°), declination -22.49°, EoT 8.14 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: 2021-12-06 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)