पञ्चाङ्ग — Colombo, Sri Lanka · January 2, 2028 CE

🪷 आज: लोहड़ी — Lohri
Punjab harvest festival; eve of Makara Saṅkrānti. (Approximated as 13/14 January annually; correct via Sun in Dhanu/Makara cusp.)

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.3 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
आरुरुक्षोर्मुनेर्योगं कर्म कारणमुच्यते।

योगारूढस्य तस्यैव शमः कारणमुच्यते।।6.3।।
"6.3 For the sage who seeks the heights of spiritual meditation, practice is the only method, and when he has attained them, he must maintain himself there by continual self-control." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.3's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2085 Durmati
Śaka Saṁvat: 1950 Kīlaka
Bengali Saṁvat: 1435
Malayalam Era: 1204
Nanakshahi: 559
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya256.90°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra313.60°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala274.08°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
बुध Budha268.72°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati152.91°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
शुक्र Śukra291.64°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
शनि Śani356.87°MīnaRevatī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:23 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:07 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:15 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:03 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:00 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 43 Mins 41 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 16 Mins 19 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:49 – 05:36
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:24 – 06:23
Abhijit Muhūrta11:51 – 12:38
Vijaya Muhūrta14:12 – 14:59
Godhūli Muhūrta17:55 – 18:19
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:07 – 18:36
Amṛta Kāla17:52 – 19:37
Niśīta Muhūrta23:51 – 00:38

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:39 – 18:07
Yamaganda12:15 – 13:43
Gulika Kāla15:11 – 16:39
Varjyam06:52 – 07:11
Dur Muhūrta 09:07 – 09:31

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mātaṇga (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:23 – 07:51 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:51 – 09:19 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:19 – 10:47 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:47 – 12:15 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:15 – 13:43 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:43 – 15:11 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:11 – 16:39 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:39 – 18:07 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:07 – 19:39 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:39 – 21:11 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:11 – 22:43 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:43 – 00:15 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:15 – 01:47 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:47 – 03:19 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:19 – 04:51 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:51 – 06:23 (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 Time

Kali Year5129
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873307.27
Julian Day2461772.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2442°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)60.47°
🪷 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 (24.2442°), declination -22.97°, EoT -4.15 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: 2028-01-02 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)