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

🪷 आज: लोहड़ी — Lohri
Punjab harvest festival; eve of Makara Saṅkrānti. (Approximated as 13/14 January annually; correct via Sun in Dhanu/Makara cusp.)

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.24 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
उत्सीदेयुरिमे लोका न कुर्यां कर्म चेदहम्।

सङ्करस्य च कर्ता स्यामुपहन्यामिमाः प्रजाः।।3.24।।
"3.24 And if I were to refrain from action, the human race would be ruined; I should lead the world to chaos, and destruction would follow." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.24's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

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

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Navamī (24/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya252.35°DhanuMūla P4
चन्द्र Candra174.11°KanyāCitrā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala225.84°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
बुध Budha267.97°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati305.61°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
शुक्र Śukra270.47°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani287.37°MakaraŚravaṇa P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:21 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:04 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:12 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:01 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:58 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 43 Mins 21 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 16 Mins 39 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:47 – 05:34
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:22 – 06:21
Abhijit Muhūrta11:49 – 12:36
Vijaya Muhūrta14:10 – 14:57
Godhūli Muhūrta17:52 – 18:16
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:04 – 18:33
Amṛta Kāla17:49 – 19:34
Niśīta Muhūrta23:49 – 00:36

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:08 – 16:36
Yamaganda09:17 – 10:45
Gulika Kāla12:12 – 13:40
Varjyam06:50 – 07:09
Dur Muhūrta 09:05 – 09:28

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:21 – 07:49 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:49 – 09:17 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:17 – 10:45 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:45 – 12:12 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:12 – 13:40 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:40 – 15:08 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:08 – 16:36 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:36 – 18:04 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:04 – 19:36 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:36 – 21:08 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:08 – 22:40 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:40 – 00:12 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:12 – 01:45 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:45 – 03:17 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:17 – 04:49 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:49 – 06:21 (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)1871111.27
Julian Day2459576.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1602°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)285.13°
🪷 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 (24.1602°), declination -23.28°, EoT -1.89 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: 2021-12-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)