पञ्चाङ्ग — Colombo, Sri Lanka · March 21, 2023 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 16.20 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga

आसुरीं योनिमापन्ना मूढा जन्मनि जन्मनि।

मामप्राप्यैव कौन्तेय ततो यान्त्यधमां गतिम्।।16.20।।

"16.20 So reborn, they spend life after life, enveloped in delusion. And they never reach Me, O Prince, but degenerate into still lower forms of life." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 16.20's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala

Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana

Bengali Saṁvat: 1430

Malayalam Era: 1199

Nanakshahi: 554

Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)	Catuṣpāda
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	335.99°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P1
चन्द्र Candra	326.59°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	63.40°	Mithuna	Mr̥gaśirā P4
बुध Budha	339.11°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	352.35°	Mīna	Revatī P2
शुक्र Śukra	10.44°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P4
शनि Śani	307.45°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:15 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:22 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:18 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	05:40 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	17:41 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 06 Mins 47 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 53 Mins 13 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:38 – 05:27
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:14 – 06:15
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:54 – 12:43
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:20 – 15:08
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:10 – 18:34
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:22 – 18:52
Amṛta Kāla	18:07 – 19:52
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:54 – 00:43

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	15:20 – 16:51
Yamaganda	09:17 – 10:48
Gulika Kāla	12:18 – 13:49
Varjyam	06:45 – 07:05
Dur Muhūrta	09:05 – 09:29

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga	06:15 – 07:46 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	07:46 – 09:17 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	09:17 – 10:48 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	10:48 – 12:18 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	12:18 – 13:49 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	13:49 – 15:20 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	15:20 – 16:51 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	16:51 – 18:22 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	18:22 – 19:51 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	19:51 – 21:20 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	21:20 – 22:49 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	22:49 – 00:18 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	00:18 – 01:48 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	01:48 – 03:17 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	03:17 – 04:46 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	04:46 – 06:15 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 6.9271°

Longitude: 79.8612°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Maṅgala Walk (मङ्गल यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā + Pūrva Bhādrapadā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-20 — Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1871559.27
Julian Day	2460024.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1773°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	352.09°

🪷 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 (24.1773°), declination 0.07°, EoT -7.84 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: 2023-03-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)