पञ्चाङ्ग — Colombo, Sri Lanka · November 24, 2026 CE

Also observed today

अन्नपूर्णा जयन्ती · Annapūrṇā JayantīShakta
वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति · Vṛścika SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 14.9 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga

सत्त्वं सुखे सञ्जयति रजः कर्मणि भारत।ज्ञानमावृत्य तु तमः प्रमादे सञ्जयत्युत।।14.9।।

"14.9 Purity brings happiness, Passion commotion, and Ignorance, which obscures wisdom, leads to a life of failure." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 14.9's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2083 Siddhārthī

Śaka Saṁvat: 1948 Parābhava

Bengali Saṁvat: 1433

Malayalam Era: 1202

Nanakshahi: 557

Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)

Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Pūrṇimā (15/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Kṛttikā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	217.53°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P2
चन्द्र Candra	29.48°	Meṣa	Kṛttikā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	124.62°	Siṃha	Maghā P2
बुध Budha	197.91°	Tulā	Svātī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	122.00°	Siṃha	Maghā P1
शुक्र Śukra	180.15°	Tulā	Citrā P3
शनि Śani	344.01°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:05 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:51 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:58 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	17:14 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	05:38 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 46 Mins 20 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 13 Mins 40 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:31 – 05:18
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:06 – 06:05
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:34 – 12:22
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:56 – 14:43
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:39 – 18:03
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:51 – 18:21
Amṛta Kāla	17:36 – 19:21
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:34 – 00:22

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	14:55 – 16:23
Yamaganda	09:01 – 10:30
Gulika Kāla	11:58 – 13:26
Varjyam	06:34 – 06:53
Dur Muhūrta	08:50 – 09:13

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (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):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga	06:05 – 07:33 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	07:33 – 09:01 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	09:01 – 10:30 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	10:30 – 11:58 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	11:58 – 13:26 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	13:26 – 14:55 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	14:55 – 16:23 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	16:23 – 17:51 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	17:51 – 19:23 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	19:23 – 20:55 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	20:55 – 22:26 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	22:26 – 23:58 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	23:58 – 01:30 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	01:30 – 03:01 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	03:01 – 04:33 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	04:33 – 06:05 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 6.9271°

Longitude: 79.8612°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Maṅgala Walk (मङ्गल यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

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

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

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

-0562-04-11 — Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1872903.27
Julian Day	2461368.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2287°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	171.10°

🪷 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 (24.2287°), declination -20.51°, EoT 12.55 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: 2026-11-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)