पञ्चाङ्ग — Colombo, Sri Lanka · December 20, 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 16.18 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga
अहङ्कारं बलं दर्पं कामं क्रोधं च संश्रिताः।मामात्मपरदेहेषु प्रद्विषन्तोऽभ्यसूयकाः।।16.18।।
"16.18 Puffed up by power and inordinate conceit, swayed by lust and wrath, these wicked people hate Me Who am within them, as I am within all." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 16.18'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 Pañcamī (5/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya244.41°DhanuMūla P2
चन्द्र Candra291.81°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala154.68°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
बुध Budha260.23°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati179.10°KanyāCitrā P2
शुक्र Śukra221.46°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
शनि Śani10.37°MeṣaAśvinī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:17 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:00 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:09 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:24 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:13 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 43 Mins 11 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 16 Mins 49 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:43 – 05:30
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:19 – 06:17
Abhijit Muhūrta11:45 – 12:32
Vijaya Muhūrta14:06 – 14:53
Godhūli Muhūrta17:48 – 18:12
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:00 – 18:30
Amṛta Kāla17:45 – 19:30
Niśīta Muhūrta23:45 – 00:32

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:09 – 13:37
Yamaganda07:45 – 09:13
Gulika Kāla10:41 – 12:09
Varjyam06:46 – 07:05
Dur Muhūrta 09:01 – 09:25

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:17 – 07:45 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:45 – 09:13 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:13 – 10:41 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:41 – 12:09 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:09 – 13:37 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:37 – 15:04 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:04 – 16:32 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:32 – 18:00 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:00 – 19:32 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:32 – 21:04 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:04 – 22:37 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:37 – 00:09 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:09 – 01:41 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:41 – 03:13 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:13 – 04:45 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:45 – 06:17 (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 Year5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873660.27
Julian Day2462125.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2577°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)49.07°
🪷 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 (24.2577°), declination -23.43°, EoT 1.85 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: 2028-12-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)