पञ्चाङ्ग — Colombo, Sri Lanka · January 31, 2025 CE

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🪷 आज: मकर सङ्क्रान्ति — Makara Saṅkrānti (Uttarāyaṇa)
Sun enters Capricorn; Uttarāyaṇa (north-going) begins. Bhīṣma's chosen mahaprasthāna time.

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2082 Kālayukta
Śaka Saṁvat: 1947 Viśvāvasu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1432
Malayalam Era: 1201
Nanakshahi: 556
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya287.21°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
चन्द्र Candra306.98°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala86.18°MithunaPunarvasu P2
बुध Budha280.30°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati47.06°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra332.14°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani323.22°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:29 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:19 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:24 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:46 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:40 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 49 Mins 38 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 10 Mins 22 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:55 – 05:42
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:30 – 06:29
Abhijit Muhūrta12:00 – 12:48
Vijaya Muhūrta14:22 – 15:10
Godhūli Muhūrta18:07 – 18:31
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:19 – 18:48
Amṛta Kāla18:04 – 19:49
Niśīta Muhūrta00:00 – 00:48

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:55 – 12:24
Yamaganda15:21 – 16:50
Gulika Kāla07:58 – 09:27
Varjyam06:59 – 07:18
Dur Muhūrta 09:15 – 09:39

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
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):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:29 – 07:58 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:58 – 09:27 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:27 – 10:55 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:55 – 12:24 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:24 – 13:53 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:53 – 15:21 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:21 – 16:50 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:50 – 18:19 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:19 – 19:50 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:50 – 21:21 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:21 – 22:53 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:53 – 00:24 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:24 – 01:55 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:55 – 03:27 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:27 – 04:58 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:58 – 06:29 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śukra Walk (शुक्र यात्रा)
5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872241.27
Julian Day2460706.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2034°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)17.93°
🪷 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 (24.2034°), declination -17.36°, EoT -13.53 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: 2025-01-31 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)