पञ्चाङ्ग — Colombo, Sri Lanka · April 22, 2024 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 7.8 · Chapter 7 · ज्ञानविज्ञानयोग · Jñāna-Vijñāna-Yoga
रसोऽहमप्सु कौन्तेय प्रभास्मि शशिसूर्ययोः।

प्रणवः सर्ववेदेषु शब्दः खे पौरुषं नृषु।।7.8।।
"7.8 O Arjuna! I am the Fluidity in water, the Light in the sun and in the moon. I am the mystic syllable Om in the Vedic scriptures, the Sound in ether, the Virility in man." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 7.8's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2081 Piṅgala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1946 Krodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1431
Malayalam Era: 1200
Nanakshahi: 555
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya8.22°MeṣaAśvinī P3
चन्द्र Candra166.67°KanyāHasta P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala328.82°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
बुध Budha352.07°MīnaRevatī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati27.88°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
शुक्र Śukra356.34°MīnaRevatī P3
शनि Śani321.71°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:00 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:19 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:09 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:43 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:43 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 19 Mins 02 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 40 Mins 58 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:21 – 05:10
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:58 – 06:00
Abhijit Muhūrta11:45 – 12:34
Vijaya Muhūrta14:12 – 15:02
Godhūli Muhūrta18:07 – 18:31
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:19 – 18:49
Amṛta Kāla18:04 – 19:49
Niśīta Muhūrta23:45 – 00:34

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:32 – 09:04
Yamaganda10:37 – 12:09
Gulika Kāla13:42 – 15:14
Varjyam06:30 – 06:50
Dur Muhūrta 08:52 – 09:17

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (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):
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 Amṛta06:00 – 07:32 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:32 – 09:04 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:04 – 10:37 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:37 – 12:09 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:09 – 13:42 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:42 – 15:14 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:14 – 16:46 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:46 – 18:19 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:19 – 19:46 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:46 – 21:14 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:14 – 22:42 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:42 – 00:09 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:09 – 01:37 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:37 – 03:04 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:04 – 04:32 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:32 – 06:00 (neutral)

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 Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871957.27
Julian Day2460422.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1925°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)157.58°
🪷 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 (24.1925°), declination 12.31°, EoT 1.40 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: 2024-04-22 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)