पञ्चाङ्ग — Colombo, Sri Lanka · March 23, 2026 CE

🪷 आज: रामानुजाचार्य जयन्ती — Rāmānujācārya Jayantī
Birth of Rāmānujācārya; Viśiṣṭādvaita-pratiṣṭhāpaka. Caitra Śukla 5.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 7.7 · Chapter 7 · ज्ञानविज्ञानयोग · Jñāna-Vijñāna-Yoga🪷 Mattaḥ Parataraṁ Nānyat · Krishna IS the thread
मत्तः परतरं नान्यत्किञ्चिदस्ति धनञ्जय।

मयि सर्वमिदं प्रोतं सूत्रे मणिगणा इव।।7.7।।
"7.7 O Arjuna! There is nothing higher than Me; all is strung upon Me as rows of pearls upon a thread." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 7.7'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 Pañcamī (5/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Kṛttikā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya338.20°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
चन्द्र Candra31.39°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala321.46°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
बुध Budha314.22°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati80.93°MithunaPunarvasu P1
शुक्र Śukra356.02°MīnaRevatī P3
शनि Śani340.30°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:14 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:22 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:18 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:38 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:03 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 07 Mins 39 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 52 Mins 21 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:37 – 05:25
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:13 – 06:14
Abhijit Muhūrta11:54 – 12:42
Vijaya Muhūrta14:19 – 15:08
Godhūli Muhūrta18:10 – 18:34
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:22 – 18:52
Amṛta Kāla18:07 – 19:52
Niśīta Muhūrta23:54 – 00:42

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:45 – 09:16
Yamaganda10:47 – 12:18
Gulika Kāla13:49 – 15:20
Varjyam06:44 – 07:04
Dur Muhūrta 09:04 – 09:28

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
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):
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 Amṛta06:14 – 07:45 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:45 – 09:16 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:16 – 10:47 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:47 – 12:18 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:18 – 13:49 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:49 – 15:20 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:20 – 16:51 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:51 – 18:22 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:22 – 19:51 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:51 – 21:20 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:20 – 22:49 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:49 – 00:18 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:18 – 01:47 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:47 – 03:16 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:16 – 04:45 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:45 – 06:14 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Pañcamī + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872657.27
Julian Day2461122.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2193°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)51.18°
🪷 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 (24.2193°), declination 0.96°, EoT -7.21 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: 2026-03-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)