पञ्चाङ्ग — Colombo, Sri Lanka · January 10, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: अङ्गारक चतुर्थी — Aṅgāraka Caturthī (Tuesday Caturthī)
Tuesday-Caturthī (rare); supremely auspicious for Maṅgala-doṣa-nivāraṇa.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 13.32 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
अनादित्वान्निर्गुणत्वात्परमात्मायमव्ययः।शरीरस्थोऽपि कौन्तेय न करोति न लिप्यते।।13.32।।
"13.32 The Supreme Spirit, O Prince, is without beginning, without Qualities and Imperishable, and though it be within the body, yet It does not act, nor is It affected by action." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.32's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1430
Malayalam Era: 1199
Nanakshahi: 554
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya265.34°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
चन्द्र Candra118.77°KarkaAśleṣā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala43.71°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
बुध Budha259.10°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati338.23°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
शुक्र Śukra284.23°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
शनि Śani299.26°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:26 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:10 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:18 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:22 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:41 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 44 Mins 43 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 15 Mins 17 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:52 – 05:39
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:27 – 06:26
Abhijit Muhūrta11:55 – 12:42
Vijaya Muhūrta14:16 – 15:02
Godhūli Muhūrta17:58 – 18:22
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:10 – 18:40
Amṛta Kāla17:55 – 19:40
Niśīta Muhūrta23:55 – 00:42

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:14 – 16:42
Yamaganda09:22 – 10:50
Gulika Kāla12:18 – 13:46
Varjyam06:55 – 07:14
Dur Muhūrta 09:10 – 09:34

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (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):
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):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:26 – 07:54 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:54 – 09:22 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:22 – 10:50 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:50 – 12:18 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:18 – 13:46 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:46 – 15:14 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:14 – 16:42 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:42 – 18:10 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:10 – 19:42 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:42 – 21:14 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:14 – 22:46 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:46 – 00:18 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:18 – 01:50 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:50 – 03:22 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:22 – 04:54 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:54 – 06:26 (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 Year5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871489.27
Julian Day2459954.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1746°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)216.60°
🪷 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 (24.1746°), declination -22.02°, EoT -7.50 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: 2023-01-10 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)