पञ्चाङ्ग — Colombo, Sri Lanka · March 26, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: रामानुजाचार्य जयन्ती — Rāmānujācārya Jayantī
Birth of Rāmānujācārya; Viśiṣṭādvaita-pratiṣṭhāpaka. Caitra Śukla 5.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 17.1 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाचये शास्त्रविधिमुत्सृज्य यजन्ते श्रद्धयाऽन्विताः।तेषां निष्ठा तु का कृष्ण सत्त्वमाहो रजस्तमः।।17.1।।
"17.1 "Arjuna asked: My Lord! Those who do acts of sacrifice, not according to the scriptures but nevertheless with implicit faith, what is their condition? Is it one of Purity, of Passion or of Ignorance?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.1'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 Pañcamī (5/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Kṛttikā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya340.95°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
चन्द्र Candra35.97°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala65.79°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P4
बुध Budha349.18°MīnaRevatī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati353.54°MīnaRevatī P3
शुक्र Śukra16.43°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
शनि Śani308.00°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:12 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:21 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:17 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:44 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:10 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 08 Mins 42 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 51 Mins 18 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:35 – 05:24
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:12 – 06:12
Abhijit Muhūrta11:53 – 12:41
Vijaya Muhūrta14:18 – 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 Kāla16:50 – 18:21
Yamaganda12:17 – 13:48
Gulika Kāla15:19 – 16:50
Varjyam06:43 – 07:02
Dur Muhūrta 09:02 – 09:27

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (Inauspicious)
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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:12 – 07:44 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:44 – 09:15 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:15 – 10:46 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:46 – 12:17 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:17 – 13:48 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:48 – 15:19 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:19 – 16:50 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:50 – 18:21 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:21 – 19:50 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:50 – 21:19 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:19 – 22:48 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:48 – 00:17 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:17 – 01:46 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:46 – 03:15 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:15 – 04:44 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:44 – 06:12 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Pañcamī + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871564.27
Julian Day2460029.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1775°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)54.67°
🪷 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 2.04°, EoT -6.26 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: 2023-03-26 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)