पञ्चाङ्ग — Colombo, Sri Lanka · May 4, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: नरसिंह जयन्ती — Narasiṁha Jayantī
Bhagavān Narasiṁha manifested to protect the bhakta Prahlāda. Krishna's fierce protective form.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.12 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
अनिष्टमिष्टं मिश्रं च त्रिविधं कर्मणः फलम्।भवत्यत्यागिनां प्रेत्य न तु संन्यासिनां क्वचित्।।18.12।।
"18.12 For those who cannot renounce all desire, the fruit of action hereafter is threefold - good, evil, and partly good and partly evil. But for him who has renounced, there is none." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.12's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1430
Malayalam Era: 1199
Nanakshahi: 554
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya19.16°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
चन्द्र Candra178.47°KanyāCitrā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala86.18°MithunaPunarvasu P2
बुध Budha15.65°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati2.90°MeṣaAśvinī P1
शुक्र Śukra61.60°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
शनि Śani311.52°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:56 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:19 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:07 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:46 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:43 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 22 Mins 47 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 37 Mins 13 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:17 – 05:06
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:54 – 05:56
Abhijit Muhūrta11:43 – 12:32
Vijaya Muhūrta14:11 – 15:01
Godhūli Muhūrta18:07 – 18:31
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:19 – 18:50
Amṛta Kāla18:04 – 19:49
Niśīta Muhūrta23:43 – 00:32

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:40 – 15:13
Yamaganda05:56 – 07:29
Gulika Kāla09:02 – 10:34
Varjyam06:27 – 06:47
Dur Muhūrta 08:49 – 09:14

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:56 – 07:29 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:29 – 09:02 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:02 – 10:34 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:34 – 12:07 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:07 – 13:40 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:40 – 15:13 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:13 – 16:46 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:46 – 18:19 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:19 – 19:46 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:46 – 21:13 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:13 – 22:40 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:40 – 00:07 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:07 – 01:34 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:34 – 03:02 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:02 – 04:29 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:29 – 05:56 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

9 steps · festival walk
Today is Narasiṁha Jayantī — its dedicated walk.
Bhāgavata 7.8 (Prahlāda-Narasiṁha) + protective verses.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871603.27
Julian Day2460068.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1790°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)158.48°
🪷 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 (24.1790°), declination 15.84°, EoT 3.26 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: 2023-05-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)