पञ्चाङ्ग — Colombo, Sri Lanka · May 24, 2029 CE

🪷 आज: निर्जला एकादशी — Nirjalā Ekādaśī
Strictest Ekādaśī (no water for 24 hours); Bhīma's vrata. Confers fruit of all 24 Ekādaśīs.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.43 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
दोषैरेतैः कुलघ्नानां वर्णसङ्करकारकैः।

उत्साद्यन्ते जातिधर्माः कुलधर्माश्च शाश्वताः।।1.43।।
"1.43 By the destruction of our lineage and the pollution of blood, ancient class traditions and family purity alike perish." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.43's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2086 Dundubhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1951 Saumya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1436
Malayalam Era: 1205
Nanakshahi: 560
Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya38.91°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
चन्द्र Candra167.05°KanyāHasta P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala152.17°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
बुध Budha22.94°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati173.90°KanyāCitrā P1
शुक्र Śukra54.37°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
शनि Śani22.68°MeṣaBharaṇī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:53 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:21 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:07 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:40 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:40 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 28 Mins 20 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 31 Mins 40 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:13 – 05:03
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:51 – 05:53
Abhijit Muhūrta11:42 – 12:32
Vijaya Muhūrta14:12 – 15:02
Godhūli Muhūrta18:09 – 18:33
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:21 – 18:53
Amṛta Kāla18:06 – 19:51
Niśīta Muhūrta23:42 – 00:32

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:41 – 15:14
Yamaganda05:53 – 07:27
Gulika Kāla09:00 – 10:34
Varjyam06:24 – 06:44
Dur Muhūrta 08:48 – 09:13

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

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 · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:53 – 07:27 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:27 – 09:00 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:00 – 10:34 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:34 – 12:07 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:07 – 13:41 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:41 – 15:14 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:14 – 16:48 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:48 – 18:21 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:21 – 19:48 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:48 – 21:14 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:14 – 22:41 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:41 – 00:07 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:07 – 01:34 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:34 – 03:00 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:00 – 04:27 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:27 – 05:53 (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)1873815.27
Julian Day2462280.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2636°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)130.71°
🪷 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 (24.2636°), declination 20.79°, EoT 3.31 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: 2029-05-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)