पञ्चाङ्ग — Colombo, Sri Lanka · May 2, 2026 CE

🪷 आज: मेष सङ्क्रान्ति — Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)
Sun enters Aries; solar new year. Regional: Vaiśākhī (Punjab) · Vishu (Kerala) · Pohelā Boishākh (Bengal) · Bihu (Assam) · Tamil Puthāṇḍu.

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2083 Siddhārthī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1948 Parābhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1433
Malayalam Era: 1202
Nanakshahi: 557
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Viśākhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya17.45°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
चन्द्र Candra201.05°TulāViśākhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala352.55°MīnaRevatī P2
बुध Budha3.19°MeṣaAśvinī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati84.66°MithunaPunarvasu P2
शुक्र Śukra44.99°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
शनि Śani345.12°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:56 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:19 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:08 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)18:28 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)06:16 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 22 Mins 14 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 37 Mins 46 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:17 – 05:07
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:55 – 05:56
Abhijit Muhūrta11:43 – 12:32
Vijaya Muhūrta14:11 – 15:01
Godhūli Muhūrta18:07 – 18:31
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:19 – 18:50
Amṛta Kāla18:04 – 19:49
Niśīta Muhūrta23:43 – 00:32

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:02 – 10:35
Yamaganda13:40 – 15:13
Gulika Kāla05:56 – 07:29
Varjyam06:27 – 06:47
Dur Muhūrta 08:50 – 09:14

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Maitra (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:56 – 07:29 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:29 – 09:02 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:02 – 10:35 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:35 – 12:08 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:08 – 13:40 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:40 – 15:13 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:13 – 16:46 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:46 – 18:19 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:19 – 19:46 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:46 – 21:13 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:13 – 22:40 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:40 – 00:08 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:08 – 01:35 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:35 – 03:02 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:02 – 04:29 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:29 – 05:56 (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 Kṛṣṇa Pratipada + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872697.27
Julian Day2461162.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2208°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)185.38°
🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Engine: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate
Method: Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equation
Tier-2 city localization: spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanamsa (24.2208°), declination 15.33°, EoT 3.04 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 at: 2026-05-14T09:50:11.909Z