पञ्चाङ्ग — Colombo, Sri Lanka · April 29, 2024 CE

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वैशाखी · Baisakhi (Vaiśākhī)Regional

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 Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)	Gara
वार (Vāra)	Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	15.03°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P1
चन्द्र Candra	254.26°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	334.22°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P1
बुध Budha	351.97°	Mīna	Revatī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	29.50°	Meṣa	Kṛttikā P1
शुक्र Śukra	4.97°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P2
शनि Śani	322.36°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:57 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:19 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:08 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	22:14 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	09:55 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 21 Mins 25 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 38 Mins 35 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:18 – 05:08
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:55 – 05:57
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:43 – 12:33
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:11 – 15:01
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:07 – 18:31
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:19 – 18:50
Amṛta Kāla	18:04 – 19:49
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:43 – 00:33

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	07:30 – 09:03
Yamaganda	10:35 – 12:08
Gulika Kāla	13:41 – 15:13
Varjyam	06:28 – 06:48
Dur Muhūrta	08:50 – 09:15

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Mātaṇga (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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta	05:57 – 07:30 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla	07:30 – 09:03 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha	09:03 – 10:35 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga	10:35 – 12:08 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg	12:08 – 13:41 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala	13:41 – 15:13 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha	15:13 – 16:46 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta	16:46 – 18:19 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala	18:19 – 19:46 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha	19:46 – 21:13 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta	21:13 – 22:41 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla	22:41 – 00:08 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha	00:08 – 01:35 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga	01:35 – 03:03 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg	03:03 – 04:30 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala	04:30 – 05:57 (neutral)

Coordinates

Latitude: 6.9271°

Longitude: 79.8612°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Candra Walk (चन्द्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1871964.27
Julian Day	2460429.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1928°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	241.49°

🪷 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 (24.1928°), declination 14.57°, EoT 2.64 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: 2024-04-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)