पञ्चाङ्ग — Colombo, Sri Lanka · March 23, 2029 CE

🪷 आज: मीन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mīna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Pisces; Mīna-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.59 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
यदहङ्कारमाश्रित्य न योत्स्य इति मन्यसे।मिथ्यैष व्यवसायस्ते प्रकृतिस्त्वां नियोक्ष्यति।।18.59।।
"18.59 If thou in thy vanity thinkest of avoiding this fight, thy will shall not be fulfilled, for Nature herself will compel thee." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.59's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2086 Dundubhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1951 Saumya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1436
Malayalam Era: 1205
Nanakshahi: 560
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya338.43°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
चन्द्र Candra65.25°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala161.07°KanyāHasta P1
बुध Budha334.32°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati180.71°TulāCitrā P3
शुक्र Śukra337.85°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
शनि Śani14.98°MeṣaBharaṇī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:14 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:22 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:18 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:50 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:20 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 07 Mins 45 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 52 Mins 15 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:37 – 05:25
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:13 – 06:14
Abhijit Muhūrta11:54 – 12:42
Vijaya Muhūrta14:19 – 15:08
Godhūli Muhūrta18:10 – 18:34
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:22 – 18:52
Amṛta Kāla18:07 – 19:52
Niśīta Muhūrta23:54 – 00:42

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:47 – 12:18
Yamaganda15:20 – 16:51
Gulika Kāla07:45 – 09:16
Varjyam06:44 – 07:04
Dur Muhūrta 09:04 – 09:28

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
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):
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 · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:14 – 07:45 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:45 – 09:16 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:16 – 10:47 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:47 – 12:18 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:18 – 13:49 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:49 – 15:20 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:20 – 16:51 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:51 – 18:22 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:22 – 19:51 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:51 – 21:20 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:20 – 22:49 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:49 – 00:18 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:18 – 01:47 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:47 – 03:16 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:16 – 04:45 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:45 – 06:14 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Ārdrā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873753.27
Julian Day2462218.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2612°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)90.54°
🪷 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 (24.2612°), declination 1.07°, EoT -7.21 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: 2029-03-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)