पञ्चाङ्ग — Colombo, Sri Lanka · April 6, 2028 CE

🪷 आज: मीन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mīna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Pisces; Mīna-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 8.21 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
अव्यक्तोऽक्षर इत्युक्तस्तमाहुः परमां गतिम्।

यं प्राप्य न निवर्तन्ते तद्धाम परमं मम।।8.21।।
"8.21 The wise say that the Unmanifest and Indestructible is the highest goal of all; when once That is reached, there is no return. That is My Blessed Home." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.21's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2085 Durmati
Śaka Saṁvat: 1950 Kīlaka
Bengali Saṁvat: 1435
Malayalam Era: 1204
Nanakshahi: 559
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya352.52°MīnaRevatī P2
चन्द्र Candra125.44°SiṃhaMaghā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala348.67°MīnaRevatī P1
बुध Budha345.79°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati145.23°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
शुक्र Śukra37.34°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
शनि Śani4.88°MeṣaAśvinī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:07 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:20 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:13 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:57 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:13 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 13 Mins 11 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 46 Mins 49 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:29 – 05:18
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:06 – 06:07
Abhijit Muhūrta11:49 – 12:38
Vijaya Muhūrta14:16 – 15:04
Godhūli Muhūrta18:08 – 18:32
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:20 – 18:50
Amṛta Kāla18:05 – 19:50
Niśīta Muhūrta23:49 – 00:38

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:45 – 15:17
Yamaganda06:07 – 07:38
Gulika Kāla09:10 – 10:42
Varjyam06:37 – 06:57
Dur Muhūrta 08:58 – 09:22

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:07 – 07:38 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:38 – 09:10 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:10 – 10:42 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:42 – 12:13 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:13 – 13:45 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:45 – 15:17 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:17 – 16:48 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:48 – 18:20 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:20 – 19:48 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:48 – 21:17 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:17 – 22:45 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:45 – 00:13 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:13 – 01:42 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:42 – 03:10 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:10 – 04:38 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:38 – 06:07 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5129
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873402.27
Julian Day2461867.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2478°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)135.50°
🪷 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 (24.2478°), declination 6.59°, EoT -2.79 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: 2028-04-06 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)