पञ्चाङ्ग — Colombo, Sri Lanka · April 1, 2023 CE

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एकादशी · EkādaśīVaishnava
मीन सङ्क्रान्ति · Mīna SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu

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 Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Āśleṣā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)	Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)	Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	346.88°	Mīna	Revatī P1
चन्द्र Candra	108.92°	Karka	Aśleṣā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	68.74°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P1
बुध Budha	0.83°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	354.98°	Mīna	Revatī P3
शुक्र Śukra	23.57°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P4
शनि Śani	308.63°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:09 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:20 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:15 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	14:12 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	02:34 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 11 Mins 00 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 49 Mins 00 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:32 – 05:21
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:08 – 06:09
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:51 – 12:39
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:17 – 15:05
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:08 – 18:32
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:20 – 18:51
Amṛta Kāla	18:05 – 19:50
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:51 – 00:39

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	09:12 – 10:44
Yamaganda	13:46 – 15:18
Gulika Kāla	06:09 – 07:41
Varjyam	06:40 – 06:59
Dur Muhūrta	09:00 – 09:24

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: South-West

Rāhu Vāsa: East

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 · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla	06:09 – 07:41 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha	07:41 – 09:12 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga	09:12 – 10:44 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg	10:44 – 12:15 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala	12:15 – 13:46 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha	13:46 – 15:18 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta	15:18 – 16:49 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla	16:49 – 18:20 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha	18:20 – 19:49 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta	19:49 – 21:18 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla	21:18 – 22:46 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha	22:46 – 00:15 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga	00:15 – 01:44 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg	01:44 – 03:12 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala	03:12 – 04:41 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha	04:41 – 06:09 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 6.9271°

Longitude: 79.8612°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śani Walk (शनि यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1871570.27
Julian Day	2460035.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1777°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	120.50°

🪷 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 (24.1777°), declination 4.38°, EoT -4.34 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: 2023-04-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)