पञ्चाङ्ग — Colombo, Sri Lanka · March 8, 2028 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 7.22 · Chapter 7 · ज्ञानविज्ञानयोग · Jñāna-Vijñāna-Yoga
स तया श्रद्धया युक्तस्तस्याराधनमीहते।

लभते च ततः कामान्मयैव विहितान् हि तान्।।7.22।।
"7.22 If he worships one form alone with real faith, then shall his desires be fulfilled through that only; for thus have I ordained." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 7.22's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2085 Durmati
Śaka Saṁvat: 1950 Kīlaka
Bengali Saṁvat: 1435
Malayalam Era: 1204
Nanakshahi: 559
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Puṣya Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya323.74°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
चन्द्र Candra101.45°KarkaPuṣya P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala326.12°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
बुध Budha298.12°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati148.77°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
शुक्र Śukra8.86°MeṣaAśvinī P3
शनि Śani1.43°MeṣaAśvinī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:21 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:23 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:22 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:21 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:45 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 02 Mins 07 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 57 Mins 53 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:45 – 05:33
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:21 – 06:21
Abhijit Muhūrta11:58 – 12:46
Vijaya Muhūrta14:22 – 15:11
Godhūli Muhūrta18:11 – 18:35
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:23 – 18:53
Amṛta Kāla18:08 – 19:53
Niśīta Muhūrta23:58 – 00:46

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:22 – 13:52
Yamaganda07:51 – 09:22
Gulika Kāla10:52 – 12:22
Varjyam06:51 – 07:10
Dur Muhūrta 09:10 – 09:34

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Śubha (Auspicious)
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 · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:21 – 07:51 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:51 – 09:22 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:22 – 10:52 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:52 – 12:22 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:22 – 13:52 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:52 – 15:23 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:23 – 16:53 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:53 – 18:23 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:23 – 19:53 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:53 – 21:23 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:23 – 22:52 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:52 – 00:22 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:22 – 01:52 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:52 – 03:22 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:22 – 04:51 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:51 – 06:21 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5129
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873373.27
Julian Day2461838.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2467°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)140.03°
🪷 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 (24.2467°), declination -4.75°, EoT -11.53 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: 2028-03-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)