पञ्चाङ्ग — Colombo, Sri Lanka · December 31, 2029 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 6.31 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
सर्वभूतस्थितं यो मां भजत्येकत्वमास्थितः।

सर्वथा वर्तमानोऽपि स योगी मयि वर्तते।।6.31।।
"6.31 The sage who realises the unity of life and who worships Me in all beings, lives in Me, whatever may be his lot." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.31's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2086 Dundubhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1951 Saumya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1436
Malayalam Era: 1205
Nanakshahi: 560
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Viśākhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya255.36°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra200.15°TulāViśākhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala289.26°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
बुध Budha256.06°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati206.21°TulāViśākhā P2
शुक्र Śukra265.30°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
शनि Śani24.07°MeṣaBharaṇī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:22 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:06 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:14 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:39 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:27 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 43 Mins 33 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 16 Mins 27 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:48 – 05:35
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:23 – 06:22
Abhijit Muhūrta11:50 – 12:37
Vijaya Muhūrta14:11 – 14:58
Godhūli Muhūrta17:54 – 18:18
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:06 – 18:35
Amṛta Kāla17:51 – 19:36
Niśīta Muhūrta23:50 – 00:37

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:50 – 09:18
Yamaganda10:46 – 12:14
Gulika Kāla13:42 – 15:10
Varjyam06:51 – 07:10
Dur Muhūrta 09:06 – 09:30

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Śubha (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
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 · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:22 – 07:50 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:50 – 09:18 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:18 – 10:46 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:46 – 12:14 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:14 – 13:42 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:42 – 15:10 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:10 – 16:38 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:38 – 18:06 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:06 – 19:38 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:38 – 21:10 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:10 – 22:42 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:42 – 00:14 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:14 – 01:46 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:46 – 03:18 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:18 – 04:50 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:50 – 06:22 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5131
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1874036.27
Julian Day2462501.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2721°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)307.02°
🪷 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 (24.2721°), declination -23.09°, EoT -3.26 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: 2029-12-31 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)