पञ्चाङ्ग — Colombo, Sri Lanka · December 4, 2025 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 4.16 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga

किं कर्म किमकर्मेति कवयोऽप्यत्र मोहिताः।

तत्ते कर्म प्रवक्ष्यामि यज्ज्ञात्वा मोक्ष्यसेऽशुभात्।।4.16।।

"4.16 What is action and what is inaction? It is a question which has bewildered the wise. But I will declare unto thee the philosophy of action, and knowing it, thou shalt be free from evil." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 4.16's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla 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)	Śukla Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Kṛttikā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)	Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)	Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	227.92°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P1
चन्द्र Candra	34.60°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	236.97°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P4
बुध Budha	207.51°	Tulā	Viśākhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	89.98°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P3
शुक्र Śukra	219.47°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P2
शनि Śani	331.06°	Mīna	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:09 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:54 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:02 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	16:56 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	05:21 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 44 Mins 28 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 15 Mins 32 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:35 – 05:22
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:11 – 06:09
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:38 – 12:25
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:59 – 14:46
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:42 – 18:06
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:54 – 18:23
Amṛta Kāla	17:39 – 19:24
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:38 – 00:25

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	13:30 – 14:58
Yamaganda	06:09 – 07:37
Gulika Kāla	09:05 – 10:34
Varjyam	06:39 – 06:57
Dur Muhūrta	08:54 – 09:17

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha	06:09 – 07:37 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga	07:37 – 09:05 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg	09:05 – 10:34 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala	10:34 – 12:02 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha	12:02 – 13:30 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta	13:30 – 14:58 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla	14:58 – 16:26 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha	16:26 – 17:54 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta	17:54 – 19:26 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla	19:26 – 20:58 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha	20:58 – 22:30 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga	22:30 – 00:02 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg	00:02 – 01:34 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala	01:34 – 03:05 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha	03:05 – 04:37 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta	04:37 – 06:09 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 6.9271°

Longitude: 79.8612°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Bṛhaspati Walk (गुरु यात्रा)

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Caturdaśī + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-04 — Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)

-3137-12-25 — Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1872548.27
Julian Day	2461013.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2151°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	167.70°

🪷 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 (24.2151°), declination -22.24°, EoT 8.96 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: 2025-12-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)