पञ्चाङ्ग — Colombo, Sri Lanka · March 26, 2025 CE

🪷 आज: मीन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mīna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Pisces; Mīna-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.3 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
त्याज्यं दोषवदित्येके कर्म प्राहुर्मनीषिणः।

यज्ञदानतपःकर्म न त्याज्यमिति चापरे।।18.3।।
"18.3 Some philosophers say that all action is evil and should be abandoned. Others that acts of sacrifice, benevolence and austerity should not be given up." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.3'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 Dvādaśī (27/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya341.43°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
चन्द्र Candra294.87°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala87.17°MithunaPunarvasu P3
बुध Budha338.96°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati50.83°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
शुक्र Śukra336.28°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
शनि Śani329.66°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:12 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:21 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:17 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:16 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:06 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 08 Mins 54 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 51 Mins 06 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:35 – 05:24
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:12 – 06:12
Abhijit Muhūrta11:53 – 12:41
Vijaya Muhūrta14:18 – 15:07
Godhūli Muhūrta18:09 – 18:33
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:21 – 18:52
Amṛta Kāla18:06 – 19:51
Niśīta Muhūrta23:53 – 00:41

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:17 – 13:48
Yamaganda07:43 – 09:15
Gulika Kāla10:46 – 12:17
Varjyam06:43 – 07:02
Dur Muhūrta 09:02 – 09:27

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
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 · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:12 – 07:43 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:43 – 09:15 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:15 – 10:46 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:46 – 12:17 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:17 – 13:48 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:48 – 15:19 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:19 – 16:50 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:50 – 18:21 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:21 – 19:50 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:50 – 21:19 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:19 – 22:48 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:48 – 00:17 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:17 – 01:46 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:46 – 03:15 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:15 – 04:43 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:43 – 06:12 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872295.27
Julian Day2460760.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2055°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)314.85°
🪷 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 (24.2055°), declination 2.24°, EoT -6.26 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: 2025-03-26 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)