पञ्चाङ्ग — Colombo, Sri Lanka · February 18, 2022 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 4.33 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
श्रेयान्द्रव्यमयाद्यज्ञाज्ज्ञानयज्ञः परन्तप।

सर्वं कर्माखिलं पार्थ ज्ञाने परिसमाप्यते।।4.33।।
"4.33 The sacrifice of wisdom is superior to any material sacrifice, for, O Arjuna, the climax of action is always Realisation." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.33's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

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

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā (17/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya305.19°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
चन्द्र Candra141.06°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala263.50°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
बुध Budha278.62°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati317.06°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
शुक्र Śukra263.16°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
शनि Śani293.41°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:27 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:23 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:25 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)19:23 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)07:34 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 55 Mins 20 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 04 Mins 40 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:52 – 05:40
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:28 – 06:27
Abhijit Muhūrta12:01 – 12:49
Vijaya Muhūrta14:24 – 15:12
Godhūli Muhūrta18:11 – 18:35
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:23 – 18:52
Amṛta Kāla18:08 – 19:53
Niśīta Muhūrta00:01 – 00:49

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:56 – 12:25
Yamaganda15:24 – 16:53
Gulika Kāla07:57 – 09:26
Varjyam06:57 – 07:16
Dur Muhūrta 09:14 – 09:38

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
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 · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:27 – 07:57 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:57 – 09:26 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:26 – 10:56 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:56 – 12:25 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:25 – 13:54 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:54 – 15:24 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:24 – 16:53 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:53 – 18:23 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:23 – 19:53 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:53 – 21:24 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:24 – 22:54 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:54 – 00:25 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:25 – 01:56 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:56 – 03:26 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:26 – 04:57 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:57 – 06:27 (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)1871163.27
Julian Day2459628.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1622°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)195.71°
🪷 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 (24.1622°), declination -11.70°, EoT -14.43 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: 2022-02-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)