पञ्चाङ्ग — Colombo, Sri Lanka · March 26, 2024 CE

🪷 आज: मीन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mīna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Pisces; Mīna-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.28 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
युञ्जन्नेवं सदाऽऽत्मानं योगी विगतकल्मषः।

सुखेन ब्रह्मसंस्पर्शमत्यन्तं सुखमश्नुते।।6.28।।
"6.28 Thus, free from sin, abiding always in the Eternal, the saint enjoys without effort the Bliss which flows from realisation of the Infinite." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.28's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya341.69°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
चन्द्र Candra169.83°KanyāHasta P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala307.86°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
बुध Budha359.89°MīnaRevatī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati21.93°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra322.98°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
शनि Śani318.82°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4

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)18:50 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)06:49 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 08 Mins 59 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 51 Mins 01 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 Kāla15:19 – 16:50
Yamaganda09:15 – 10:46
Gulika Kāla12:17 – 13:48
Varjyam06:43 – 07:02
Dur Muhūrta 09:02 – 09:27

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:12 – 07:43 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:43 – 09:15 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:15 – 10:46 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:46 – 12:17 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:17 – 13:48 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:48 – 15:19 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:19 – 16:50 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:50 – 18:21 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:21 – 19:50 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:50 – 21:19 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:19 – 22:48 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:48 – 00:17 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:17 – 01:46 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:46 – 03:15 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:15 – 04:43 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:43 – 06:12 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871930.27
Julian Day2460395.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1915°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)189.45°
🪷 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 (24.1915°), declination 2.33°, 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: 2024-03-26 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)