पञ्चाङ्ग — Colombo, Sri Lanka · March 16, 2025 CE

🪷 आज: मीन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mīna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Pisces; Mīna-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 17.21 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
यत्तु प्रत्युपकारार्थं फलमुद्दिश्य वा पुनः।दीयते च परिक्लिष्टं तद्दानं राजसं स्मृतम्।।17.21।।
"17.21 That which is given for the sake of the results it will produce, or with the hope of recompense,or grudgingly - that may truly be said to be the outcome of Passion." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.21's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2082 Kālayukta
Śaka Saṁvat: 1947 Viśvāvasu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1432
Malayalam Era: 1201
Nanakshahi: 556
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā (17/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya331.50°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
चन्द्र Candra170.68°KanyāHasta P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala84.67°MithunaPunarvasu P2
बुध Budha345.13°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati49.52°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra342.37°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
शनि Śani328.43°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:17 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:22 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:20 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)19:37 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)07:36 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 05 Mins 03 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 54 Mins 57 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:41 – 05:29
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:17 – 06:17
Abhijit Muhūrta11:56 – 12:44
Vijaya Muhūrta14:21 – 15:09
Godhūli Muhūrta18:10 – 18:34
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:22 – 18:53
Amṛta Kāla18:07 – 19:52
Niśīta Muhūrta23:56 – 00:44

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:52 – 18:22
Yamaganda12:20 – 13:51
Gulika Kāla15:21 – 16:52
Varjyam06:48 – 07:07
Dur Muhūrta 09:07 – 09:31

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (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):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:17 – 07:48 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:48 – 09:19 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:19 – 10:49 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:49 – 12:20 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:20 – 13:51 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:51 – 15:21 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:21 – 16:52 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:52 – 18:22 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:22 – 19:52 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:52 – 21:21 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:21 – 22:51 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:51 – 00:20 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:20 – 01:49 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:49 – 03:19 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:19 – 04:48 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:48 – 06:17 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872285.27
Julian Day2460750.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2051°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)201.86°
🪷 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 (24.2051°), declination -1.71°, EoT -9.36 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: 2025-03-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)