पञ्चाङ्ग — Colombo, Sri Lanka · April 26, 2029 CE

🪷 आज: मेष सङ्क्रान्ति — Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)
Sun enters Aries; solar new year. Regional: Vaiśākhī (Punjab) · Vishu (Kerala) · Pohelā Boishākh (Bengal) · Bihu (Assam) · Tamil Puthāṇḍu.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.15 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
पाञ्चजन्यं हृषीकेशो देवदत्तं धनंजयः।

पौण्ड्रं दध्मौ महाशङ्खं भीमकर्मा वृकोदरः।।1.15।।
"1.15 Lord Shri Krishna blew his Panchajanya and Arjuna his Devadatta, brave Bheema his renowned shell, Poundra." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.15's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2086 Dundubhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1951 Saumya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1436
Malayalam Era: 1205
Nanakshahi: 560
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya11.84°MeṣaAśvinī P4
चन्द्र Candra157.69°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala150.81°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
बुध Budha30.58°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati176.53°KanyāCitrā P1
शुक्र Śukra19.96°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
शनि Śani19.11°MeṣaBharaṇī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:58 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:19 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:08 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:50 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:54 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 20 Mins 20 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 39 Mins 40 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:20 – 05:09
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:57 – 05:58
Abhijit Muhūrta11:44 – 12:33
Vijaya Muhūrta14:12 – 15:01
Godhūli Muhūrta18:07 – 18:31
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:19 – 18:49
Amṛta Kāla18:04 – 19:49
Niśīta Muhūrta23:44 – 00:33

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:41 – 15:13
Yamaganda05:58 – 07:31
Gulika Kāla09:03 – 10:36
Varjyam06:29 – 06:49
Dur Muhūrta 08:51 – 09:16

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:58 – 07:31 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:31 – 09:03 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:03 – 10:36 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:36 – 12:08 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:08 – 13:41 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:41 – 15:13 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:13 – 16:46 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:46 – 18:19 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:19 – 19:46 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:46 – 21:13 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:13 – 22:41 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:41 – 00:08 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:08 – 01:36 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:36 – 03:03 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:03 – 04:31 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:31 – 05:58 (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 Year5131
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873787.27
Julian Day2462252.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2625°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)147.84°
🪷 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 (24.2625°), declination 13.55°, EoT 2.16 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: 2029-04-26 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)