पञ्चाङ्ग — Colombo, Sri Lanka · March 21, 2026 CE

🪷 आज: मत्स्य जयन्ती — Matsya Jayantī
Matsya saved Vaivasvata Manu and the Vedas during the cosmic deluge.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 7.5 · Chapter 7 · ज्ञानविज्ञानयोग · Jñāna-Vijñāna-Yoga
अपरेयमितस्त्वन्यां प्रकृतिं विद्धि मे पराम्।

जीवभूतां महाबाहो ययेदं धार्यते जगत्।।7.5।।
"7.5 This is My inferior Nature; but distinct from this, O Valiant One, know thou that my Superior Nature is the very Life which sustains the universe." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 7.5's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla 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)Śukla Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Aśvinī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya336.22°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
चन्द्र Candra2.41°MeṣaAśvinī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala319.89°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
बुध Budha313.98°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati80.86°MithunaPunarvasu P1
शुक्र Śukra353.54°MīnaRevatī P3
शनि Śani340.05°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:15 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:22 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:18 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:56 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:11 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 06 Mins 53 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 53 Mins 07 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:38 – 05:26
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:14 – 06:15
Abhijit Muhūrta11:54 – 12:43
Vijaya Muhūrta14:20 – 15:08
Godhūli Muhūrta18:10 – 18:34
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:22 – 18:52
Amṛta Kāla18:07 – 19:52
Niśīta Muhūrta23:54 – 00:43

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:17 – 10:48
Yamaganda13:49 – 15:20
Gulika Kāla06:15 – 07:46
Varjyam06:45 – 07:05
Dur Muhūrta 09:05 – 09:29

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (Inauspicious)
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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:15 – 07:46 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:46 – 09:17 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:17 – 10:48 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:48 – 12:18 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:18 – 13:49 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:49 – 15:20 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:20 – 16:51 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:51 – 18:22 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:22 – 19:51 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:51 – 21:20 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:20 – 22:49 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:49 – 00:18 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:18 – 01:48 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:48 – 03:17 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:17 – 04:46 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:46 – 06:15 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Tṛtīyā + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:
-3101-02-18Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872655.27
Julian Day2461120.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2192°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)24.47°
🪷 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 (24.2192°), declination 0.17°, EoT -7.84 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: 2026-03-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)