पञ्चाङ्ग — Colombo, Sri Lanka · March 4, 2024 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.6 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
बन्धुरात्माऽऽत्मनस्तस्य येनात्मैवात्मना जितः।

अनात्मनस्तु शत्रुत्वे वर्तेतात्मैव शत्रुवत्।।6.6।।
"6.6 To him who has conquered his lower nature by Its help, the Self is a friend, but to him who has not done so, It is an enemy." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.6's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2081 Piṅgala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1946 Krodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1431
Malayalam Era: 1200
Nanakshahi: 555
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Navamī (24/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Jyeṣṭhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya319.76°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
चन्द्र Candra234.53°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala290.77°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
बुध Budha323.55°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati17.68°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
शुक्र Śukra295.75°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
शनि Śani316.19°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:23 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:23 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:23 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)00:51 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:33 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 00 Mins 36 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 59 Mins 24 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:47 – 05:35
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:23 – 06:23
Abhijit Muhūrta11:59 – 12:47
Vijaya Muhūrta14:23 – 15:11
Godhūli Muhūrta18:11 – 18:35
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:23 – 18:53
Amṛta Kāla18:08 – 19:53
Niśīta Muhūrta23:59 – 00:47

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:53 – 09:23
Yamaganda10:53 – 12:23
Gulika Kāla13:53 – 15:23
Varjyam06:53 – 07:12
Dur Muhūrta 09:11 – 09:35

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (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 · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:23 – 07:53 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:53 – 09:23 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:23 – 10:53 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:53 – 12:23 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:23 – 13:53 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:53 – 15:23 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:23 – 16:53 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:53 – 18:23 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:23 – 19:53 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:53 – 21:23 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:23 – 22:53 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:53 – 00:23 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:23 – 01:53 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:53 – 03:23 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:23 – 04:53 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:53 – 06:23 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Navamī + Jyeṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Jyeṣṭhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871908.27
Julian Day2460373.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1907°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)278.43°
🪷 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 (24.1907°), declination -6.31°, EoT -12.45 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: 2024-03-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)