पञ्चाङ्ग — Colombo, Sri Lanka · November 18, 2025 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.43 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
एवं बुद्धेः परं बुद्ध्वा संस्तभ्यात्मानमात्मना।

जहि शत्रुं महाबाहो कामरूपं दुरासदम्।।3.43।।
"3.43 Thus, O Mighty-in-Arms, knowing Him to be beyond the intellect and, by His help, subduing thy personal egotism, kill thine enemy, Desire, extremely difficult though it be."" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.43's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2082 Kālayukta
Śaka Saṁvat: 1947 Viśvāvasu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1432
Malayalam Era: 1201
Nanakshahi: 556
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya211.73°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
चन्द्र Candra187.41°TulāSvātī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala225.18°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
बुध Budha217.01°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati90.74°KarkaPunarvasu P4
शुक्र Śukra199.36°TulāSvātī P4
शनि Śani331.11°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:03 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:50 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:56 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:23 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:16 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 47 Mins 40 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 12 Mins 20 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:28 – 05:15
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:04 – 06:03
Abhijit Muhūrta11:33 – 12:20
Vijaya Muhūrta13:54 – 14:41
Godhūli Muhūrta17:38 – 18:02
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:50 – 18:20
Amṛta Kāla17:35 – 19:20
Niśīta Muhūrta23:33 – 00:20

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:53 – 16:22
Yamaganda08:59 – 10:28
Gulika Kāla11:56 – 13:25
Varjyam06:32 – 06:51
Dur Muhūrta 08:48 – 09:11

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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 · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:03 – 07:31 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:31 – 08:59 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:59 – 10:28 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:28 – 11:56 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:56 – 13:25 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:25 – 14:53 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:53 – 16:22 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:22 – 17:50 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:50 – 19:22 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:22 – 20:53 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:53 – 22:25 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:25 – 23:56 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:56 – 01:28 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:28 – 02:59 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:59 – 04:31 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:31 – 06:03 (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 Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872532.27
Julian Day2460997.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2145°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)335.05°
🪷 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 (24.2145°), declination -19.24°, EoT 14.21 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: 2025-11-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)