पञ्चाङ्ग — Colombo, Sri Lanka · March 15, 2026 CE

🪷 आज: पापमोचनी एकादशी — Pāpamocanī Ekādaśī
Removes mahā-pātakas (great sins).

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.46 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
तपस्विभ्योऽधिको योगी ज्ञानिभ्योऽपि मतोऽधिकः।

कर्मिभ्यश्चाधिको योगी तस्माद्योगी भवार्जुन।।6.46।।
"6.46 The wise man is superior to the ascetic and to the scholar and to the man of action; therefore be thou a wise man, O Arjuna!" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.46's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2083 Siddhārthī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1948 Parābhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1433
Malayalam Era: 1202
Nanakshahi: 557
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya330.25°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
चन्द्र Candra280.86°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala315.17°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
बुध Budha315.71°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati80.73°MithunaPunarvasu P1
शुक्र Śukra346.11°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani339.30°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:18 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:22 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:20 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:10 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:56 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 04 Mins 35 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 55 Mins 25 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:41 – 05:30
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:18 – 06:18
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: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (Inauspicious)
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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:18 – 07:48 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:48 – 09:19 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:19 – 10:50 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:50 – 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 – 01:50 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:50 – 03:19 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:19 – 04:48 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:48 – 06:18 (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 Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872649.27
Julian Day2461114.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2190°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)310.48°
🪷 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 (24.2190°), declination -2.20°, EoT -9.65 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: 2026-03-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)