पञ्चाङ्ग — Colombo, Sri Lanka · January 23, 2027 CE

🪷 आज: मकर सङ्क्रान्ति — Makara Saṅkrānti (Uttarāyaṇa)
Sun enters Capricorn; Uttarāyaṇa (north-going) begins. Bhīṣma's chosen mahaprasthāna time.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 16.22 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga
एतैर्विमुक्तः कौन्तेय तमोद्वारैस्त्रिभिर्नरः।आचरत्यात्मनः श्रेयस्ततो याति परां गतिम्।।16.22।।
"16.22 These are the gates which lead to darkness; if a man avoid them he will ensure his own welfare, and in the end will attain his liberation." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 16.22's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2084 Raudra
Śaka Saṁvat: 1949 Plavaṅga
Bengali Saṁvat: 1434
Malayalam Era: 1203
Nanakshahi: 558
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Puṣya Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya278.55°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
चन्द्र Candra106.00°KarkaPuṣya P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala134.76°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha291.87°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati119.99°KarkaAśleṣā P4
शुक्र Śukra232.26°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
शनि Śani345.40°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:29 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:16 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:22 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)18:41 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)07:03 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 47 Mins 22 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 12 Mins 38 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:54 – 05:42
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:30 – 06:29
Abhijit Muhūrta11:59 – 12:46
Vijaya Muhūrta14:20 – 15:07
Godhūli Muhūrta18:04 – 18:28
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:16 – 18:46
Amṛta Kāla18:01 – 19:46
Niśīta Muhūrta23:59 – 00:46

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:26 – 10:54
Yamaganda13:51 – 15:19
Gulika Kāla06:29 – 07:57
Varjyam06:58 – 07:17
Dur Muhūrta 09:14 – 09:37

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Prajāpati (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:29 – 07:57 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:57 – 09:26 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:26 – 10:54 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:54 – 12:22 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:22 – 13:51 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:51 – 15:19 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:19 – 16:48 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:48 – 18:16 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:16 – 19:48 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:48 – 21:19 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:19 – 22:51 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:51 – 00:22 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:22 – 01:54 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:54 – 03:26 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:26 – 04:57 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:57 – 06:29 (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 Time

Kali Year5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872963.27
Julian Day2461428.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2310°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)187.23°
🪷 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 (24.2310°), declination -19.53°, EoT -11.81 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: 2027-01-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)