पञ्चाङ्ग — Colombo, Sri Lanka · January 21, 2022 CE

🪷 आज: मकर सङ्क्रान्ति — Makara Saṅkrānti (Uttarāyaṇa)
Sun enters Capricorn; Uttarāyaṇa (north-going) begins. Bhīṣma's chosen mahaprasthāna time.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 4.5 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
श्री भगवानुवाच

बहूनि मे व्यतीतानि जन्मानि तव चार्जुन।

तान्यहं वेद सर्वाणि न त्वं वेत्थ परन्तप।।4.5।।
"4.5 Lord Shri Krishna replied: I have been born again and again, from time to time; thou too,O Arjuna! My births are known to Me, but thou knowest not thine." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.5's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2079 Rākṣasa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1944 Śubhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1429
Malayalam Era: 1198
Nanakshahi: 553
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya276.81°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
चन्द्र Candra131.64°SiṃhaMaghā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala243.02°DhanuMūla P1
बुध Budha281.87°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati310.57°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
शुक्र Śukra257.91°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani290.07°MakaraŚravaṇa P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:28 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:15 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:22 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:34 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:48 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 46 Mins 56 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 13 Mins 04 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:54 – 05:41
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:29 – 06:28
Abhijit Muhūrta11:58 – 12:45
Vijaya Muhūrta14:20 – 15:07
Godhūli Muhūrta18:03 – 18:27
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:15 – 18:45
Amṛta Kāla18:00 – 19:45
Niśīta Muhūrta23:58 – 00:45

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:53 – 12:22
Yamaganda15:19 – 16:47
Gulika Kāla07:57 – 09:25
Varjyam06:58 – 07:17
Dur Muhūrta 09:13 – 09:37

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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 · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:28 – 07:57 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:57 – 09:25 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:25 – 10:53 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:53 – 12:22 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:22 – 13:50 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:50 – 15:19 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:19 – 16:47 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:47 – 18:15 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:15 – 19:47 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:47 – 21:19 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:19 – 22:50 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:50 – 00:22 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:22 – 01:53 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:53 – 03:25 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:25 – 04:57 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:57 – 06:28 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871135.27
Julian Day2459600.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1611°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)216.52°
🪷 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 (24.1611°), declination -19.94°, EoT -11.26 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: 2022-01-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)