पञ्चाङ्ग — Colombo, Sri Lanka · April 23, 2024 CE

Also observed today

मेष सङ्क्रान्ति · Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)Pan-Hindu
वैशाखी · Baisakhi (Vaiśākhī)Regional
कूर्म जयन्ती · Kūrma JayantīVaishnava
चण्डिका जयन्ती · Chaṇḍikā JayantīShakta
चित्रा पौर्णमी · Citrā PaurṇamīRegional
वैशाख पूर्णिमा व्रत · Vaiśākha Pūrṇimā VratPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 7.9 · Chapter 7 · ज्ञानविज्ञानयोग · Jñāna-Vijñāna-Yoga

पुण्यो गन्धः पृथिव्यां च तेजश्चास्मि विभावसौ।

जीवनं सर्वभूतेषु तपश्चास्मि तपस्विषु।।7.9।।

"7.9 I am the Fragrance of earth, the Brilliance of fire. I am the Life Force in all beings, and I am the Austerity of the ascetics." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 7.9'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 Pūrṇimā (15/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Citrā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	9.19°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P3
चन्द्र Candra	178.63°	Kanyā	Citrā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	329.59°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P3
बुध Budha	351.81°	Mīna	Revatī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	28.11°	Meṣa	Kṛttikā P1
शुक्र Śukra	357.57°	Mīna	Revatī P4
शनि Śani	321.81°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:59 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:19 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:09 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	17:29 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	05:25 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 19 Mins 23 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 40 Mins 37 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:21 – 05:10
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:58 – 05:59
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:44 – 12:34
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:12 – 15:01
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:07 – 18:31
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:19 – 18:49
Amṛta Kāla	18:04 – 19:49
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:44 – 00:34

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	15:14 – 16:46
Yamaganda	09:04 – 10:37
Gulika Kāla	12:09 – 13:41
Varjyam	06:30 – 06:50
Dur Muhūrta	08:52 – 09:16

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: North-West

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (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 Roga	05:59 – 07:32 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	07:32 – 09:04 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	09:04 – 10:37 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	10:37 – 12:09 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	12:09 – 13:41 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	13:41 – 15:14 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	15:14 – 16:46 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	16:46 – 18:19 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	18:19 – 19:46 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	19:46 – 21:14 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	21:14 – 22:41 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	22:41 – 00:09 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	00:09 – 01:37 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	01:37 – 03:04 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	03:04 – 04:32 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	04:32 – 05:59 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 6.9271°

Longitude: 79.8612°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Buddha Pūrṇimā Walk (बुद्ध पूर्णिमा यात्रा)

7 steps · festival walk
Today is Buddha Pūrṇimā — its dedicated walk.

Bhāgavata 1.3.24 (Buddha as 21st avatāra) + BG 12.13 (compassion) + Dhammapada parallels.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Pūrṇimā + Citrā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-04 — Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

-0562-04-11 — Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1871958.27
Julian Day	2460423.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1926°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	169.18°

🪷 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 (24.1926°), declination 12.64°, EoT 1.60 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: 2024-04-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)