पञ्चाङ्ग — Colombo, Sri Lanka · March 11, 2025 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 17.16 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
मनःप्रसादः सौम्यत्वं मौनमात्मविनिग्रहः।भावसंशुद्धिरित्येतत्तपो मानसमुच्यते।।17.16।।
"17.16 Serenity, kindness, silence, self-control and purity - this is austerity of mind." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.16's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

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

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Āśleṣā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya326.51°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
चन्द्र Candra109.69°KarkaAśleṣā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala83.72°MithunaPunarvasu P2
बुध Budha343.82°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati48.95°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra344.67°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani327.82°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:20 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:23 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:21 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:43 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:05 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 03 Mins 09 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 56 Mins 51 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:43 – 05:32
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:19 – 06:20
Abhijit Muhūrta11:57 – 12:45
Vijaya Muhūrta14:22 – 15:10
Godhūli Muhūrta18:11 – 18:35
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:23 – 18:53
Amṛta Kāla18:08 – 19:53
Niśīta Muhūrta23:57 – 00:45

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:22 – 16:52
Yamaganda09:21 – 10:51
Gulika Kāla12:21 – 13:52
Varjyam06:50 – 07:09
Dur Muhūrta 09:08 – 09:33

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:20 – 07:50 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:50 – 09:21 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:21 – 10:51 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:51 – 12:21 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:21 – 13:52 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:52 – 15:22 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:22 – 16:52 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:52 – 18:23 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:23 – 19:52 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:52 – 21:22 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:22 – 22:52 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:52 – 00:21 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:21 – 01:51 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:51 – 03:21 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:21 – 04:50 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:50 – 06:20 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872280.27
Julian Day2460745.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2049°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)142.36°
🪷 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 (24.2049°), declination -3.68°, EoT -10.76 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: 2025-03-11 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)