पञ्चाङ्ग — Colombo, Sri Lanka · March 25, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: मीन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mīna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Pisces; Mīna-māsa begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 16.24 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga
तस्माच्छास्त्रं प्रमाणं ते कार्याकार्यव्यवस्थितौ।ज्ञात्वा शास्त्रविधानोक्तं कर्म कर्तुमिहार्हसि।।16.24।।
"16.24 Therefore whenever there is doubt whether thou shouldst do a thing or not, let the scriptures guide thy conduct. In the light of the scriptures shouldst thou labour the whole of thy life."" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 16.24's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla 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)Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya339.96°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
चन्द्र Candra22.86°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala65.31°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P4
बुध Budha347.17°MīnaRevatī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati353.30°MīnaRevatī P2
शुक्र Śukra15.23°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
शनि Śani307.89°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:13 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:21 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:17 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:58 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:20 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 08 Mins 19 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 51 Mins 41 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:36 – 05:24
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:12 – 06:13
Abhijit Muhūrta11:53 – 12:41
Vijaya Muhūrta14:19 – 15:07
Godhūli Muhūrta18:09 – 18:33
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:21 – 18:52
Amṛta Kāla18:06 – 19:51
Niśīta Muhūrta23:53 – 00:41

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:15 – 10:46
Yamaganda13:48 – 15:19
Gulika Kāla06:13 – 07:44
Varjyam06:43 – 07:03
Dur Muhūrta 09:03 – 09:27

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:13 – 07:44 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:44 – 09:15 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:15 – 10:46 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:46 – 12:17 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:17 – 13:48 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:48 – 15:19 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:19 – 16:50 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:50 – 18:21 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:21 – 19:50 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:50 – 21:19 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:19 – 22:48 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:48 – 00:17 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:17 – 01:46 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:46 – 03:15 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:15 – 04:44 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:44 – 06:13 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871563.27
Julian Day2460028.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1775°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)42.90°
🪷 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 (24.1775°), declination 1.64°, EoT -6.58 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: 2023-03-25 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)