पञ्चाङ्ग — Colombo, Sri Lanka · April 25, 2024 CE

🪷 आज: मेष सङ्क्रान्ति — Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)
Sun enters Aries; solar new year. Regional: Vaiśākhī (Punjab) · Vishu (Kerala) · Pohelā Boishākh (Bengal) · Bihu (Assam) · Tamil Puthāṇḍu.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 7.11 · Chapter 7 · ज्ञानविज्ञानयोग · Jñāna-Vijñāna-Yoga
बलं बलवतां चाहं कामरागविवर्जितम्।

धर्माविरुद्धो भूतेषु कामोऽस्मि भरतर्षभ।।7.11।।
"7.11 I am the Strength of the strong, of them who are free from attachment and desire; and, O Arjuna, I am the Desire for righteousness." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 7.11's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā (17/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Viśākhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya11.14°MeṣaAśvinī P4
चन्द्र Candra202.95°TulāViśākhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala331.14°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
बुध Budha351.53°MīnaRevatī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati28.57°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
शुक्र Śukra0.04°MeṣaAśvinī P1
शनि Śani322.00°KumbhaPūrva 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)19:02 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)06:50 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 20 Mins 04 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 39 Mins 56 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:20 – 05:09
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:57 – 05:59
Abhijit Muhūrta11:44 – 12:33
Vijaya Muhūrta14:12 – 15:01
Godhūli Muhūrta18:07 – 18:31
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:19 – 18:49
Amṛta Kāla18:04 – 19:49
Niśīta Muhūrta23:44 – 00:33

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:41 – 15:14
Yamaganda05:59 – 07:31
Gulika Kāla09:04 – 10:36
Varjyam06:29 – 06:49
Dur Muhūrta 08:51 – 09:16

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Prajāpati (Auspicious)
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 · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:59 – 07:31 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:31 – 09:04 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:04 – 10:36 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:36 – 12:09 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:09 – 13:41 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:41 – 15:14 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:14 – 16:46 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:46 – 18:19 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:19 – 19:46 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:46 – 21:14 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:14 – 22:41 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:41 – 00:09 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:09 – 01:36 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:36 – 03:04 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:04 – 04:31 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:31 – 05:59 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871960.27
Julian Day2460425.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1927°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)192.80°
🪷 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 (24.1927°), declination 13.30°, EoT 1.98 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: 2024-04-25 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)