पञ्चाङ्ग — Colombo, Sri Lanka · December 14, 2028 CE

Also observed today

प्रदोष व्रत · Pradoṣa VrataShaiva

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 16.12 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga

आशापाशशतैर्बद्धाः कामक्रोधपरायणाः।ईहन्ते कामभोगार्थमन्यायेनार्थसञ्चयान्।।16.12।।

"16.12 Caught in the toils of a hundred vain hopes, the slaves of passion and wrath, they accumulate hoards of unjust wealth, only to pander to their sensual desire." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 16.12's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2085 Durmati

Śaka Saṁvat: 1950 Kīlaka

Bengali Saṁvat: 1435

Malayalam Era: 1204

Nanakshahi: 559

Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)

Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Viśākhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)	Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)	Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	238.31°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P4
चन्द्र Candra	211.92°	Vṛścika	Viśākhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	152.01°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P2
बुध Budha	251.06°	Dhanu	Mūla P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	178.21°	Kanyā	Citrā P2
शुक्र Śukra	213.97°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P1
शनि Śani	10.58°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:14 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:58 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:06 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	04:28 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	16:13 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 43 Mins 24 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 16 Mins 36 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:40 – 05:27
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:16 – 06:14
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:42 – 12:29
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:03 – 14:50
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:46 – 18:10
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:58 – 18:27
Amṛta Kāla	17:43 – 19:28
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:42 – 00:29

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	13:34 – 15:02
Yamaganda	06:14 – 07:42
Gulika Kāla	09:10 – 10:38
Varjyam	06:44 – 07:02
Dur Muhūrta	08:58 – 09:22

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)

Candra Vāsa: North-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Prajāpati (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha	06:14 – 07:42 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga	07:42 – 09:10 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg	09:10 – 10:38 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala	10:38 – 12:06 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha	12:06 – 13:34 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta	13:34 – 15:02 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla	15:02 – 16:30 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha	16:30 – 17:58 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta	17:58 – 19:30 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla	19:30 – 21:02 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha	21:02 – 22:34 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga	22:34 – 00:06 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg	00:06 – 01:38 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala	01:38 – 03:10 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha	03:10 – 04:42 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta	04:42 – 06:14 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 6.9271°

Longitude: 79.8612°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Bṛhaspati Walk (गुरु यात्रा)

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:

-0562-04-11 — Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1873654.27
Julian Day	2462119.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2574°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	335.21°

🪷 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 (24.2574°), declination -23.23°, EoT 4.64 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: 2028-12-14 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)