पञ्चाङ्ग — Colombo, Sri Lanka · March 21, 2024 CE

🪷 आज: कामदा एकादशी — Kāmadā Ekādaśī
Fulfills righteous desires; removes brahma-hatyā.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.23 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
तं विद्याद् दुःखसंयोगवियोगं योगसंज्ञितम्।

स निश्चयेन योक्तव्यो योगोऽनिर्विण्णचेतसा।।6.23।।
"6.23 This inner severance from the affliction of misery is spirituality. It should be practised with determination and with a heart which refuses to be depressed." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.23's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2081 Piṅgala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1946 Krodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1431
Malayalam Era: 1200
Nanakshahi: 555
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Āśleṣā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya336.73°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
चन्द्र Candra110.62°KarkaAśleṣā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala303.97°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
बुध Budha354.22°MīnaRevatī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati20.90°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra316.80°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
शनि Śani318.24°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:15 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:22 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:18 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:03 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:25 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 07 Mins 04 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 52 Mins 56 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:38 – 05:26
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:14 – 06:15
Abhijit Muhūrta11:54 – 12:43
Vijaya Muhūrta14:20 – 15:08
Godhūli Muhūrta18:10 – 18:34
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:22 – 18:52
Amṛta Kāla18:07 – 19:52
Niśīta Muhūrta23:54 – 00:43

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:49 – 15:20
Yamaganda06:15 – 07:46
Gulika Kāla09:17 – 10:48
Varjyam06:45 – 07:05
Dur Muhūrta 09:05 – 09:29

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (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):
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 Śubha06:15 – 07:46 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:46 – 09:17 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:17 – 10:48 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:48 – 12:18 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:18 – 13:49 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:49 – 15:20 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:20 – 16:51 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:51 – 18:22 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:22 – 19:51 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:51 – 21:20 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:20 – 22:49 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:49 – 00:18 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:18 – 01:48 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:48 – 03:17 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:17 – 04:46 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:46 – 06:15 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871925.27
Julian Day2460390.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1913°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)131.65°
🪷 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 (24.1913°), declination 0.37°, EoT -7.84 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: 2024-03-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)