पञ्चाङ्ग — Colombo, Sri Lanka · February 28, 2027 CE

🪷 आज: सीताष्टमी — Sītāṣṭamī
Birth-anniversary of Sītā per Phālguna-Kṛṣṇa-Aṣṭamī tradition.

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

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

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya314.98°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
चन्द्र Candra223.12°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala122.85°SiṃhaMaghā P1
बुध Budha297.01°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati115.41°KarkaAśleṣā P3
शुक्र Śukra273.91°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
शनि Śani348.80°MīnaRevatī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:24 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:23 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:24 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)00:25 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:08 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 58 Mins 50 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 01 Mins 10 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:49 – 05:36
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:24 – 06:24
Abhijit Muhūrta12:00 – 12:48
Vijaya Muhūrta14:24 – 15:12
Godhūli Muhūrta18:11 – 18:35
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:23 – 18:53
Amṛta Kāla18:08 – 19:53
Niśīta Muhūrta00:00 – 00:48

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:53 – 18:23
Yamaganda12:24 – 13:54
Gulika Kāla15:23 – 16:53
Varjyam06:54 – 07:13
Dur Muhūrta 09:12 – 09:36

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (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 · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:24 – 07:54 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:54 – 09:24 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:24 – 10:54 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:54 – 12:24 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:24 – 13:54 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:54 – 15:23 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:23 – 16:53 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:53 – 18:23 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:23 – 19:53 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:53 – 21:23 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:23 – 22:54 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:54 – 00:24 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:24 – 01:54 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:54 – 03:24 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:24 – 04:54 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:54 – 06:24 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Anurādhā alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872999.27
Julian Day2461464.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2324°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)266.23°
🪷 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 (24.2324°), declination -8.12°, EoT -13.22 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: 2027-02-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)