पञ्चाङ्ग — Colombo, Sri Lanka · January 4, 2030 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 6.35 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
श्री भगवानुवाच

असंशयं महाबाहो मनो दुर्निग्रहं चलं।

अभ्यासेन तु कौन्तेय वैराग्येण च गृह्यते।।6.35।।
"6.35 Lord Shri Krishna replied: Doubtless, O Mighty One, the mind is fickle and exceedingly difficult to restrain, but, O Son of Kunti, with practice and renunciation it can be done." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.35's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2087 Rudhirodgāri
Śaka Saṁvat: 1952 Sādhāraṇa
Bengali Saṁvat: 1437
Malayalam Era: 1206
Nanakshahi: 561
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Kiṃstughna
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya259.43°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra258.40°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala292.41°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
बुध Budha250.79°DhanuMūla P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati206.90°TulāViśākhā P3
शुक्र Śukra263.00°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
शनि Śani23.94°MeṣaBharaṇī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:24 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:08 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:16 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:21 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:02 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 43 Mins 57 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 16 Mins 03 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:50 – 05:37
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:25 – 06:24
Abhijit Muhūrta11:52 – 12:39
Vijaya Muhūrta14:13 – 15:00
Godhūli Muhūrta17:56 – 18:20
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:08 – 18:37
Amṛta Kāla17:53 – 19:38
Niśīta Muhūrta23:52 – 00:39

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:48 – 12:16
Yamaganda15:12 – 16:40
Gulika Kāla07:52 – 09:20
Varjyam06:53 – 07:12
Dur Muhūrta 09:08 – 09:31

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Maitra (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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:24 – 07:52 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:52 – 09:20 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:20 – 10:48 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:48 – 12:16 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:16 – 13:44 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:44 – 15:12 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:12 – 16:40 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:40 – 18:08 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:08 – 19:40 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:40 – 21:12 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:12 – 22:44 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:44 – 00:16 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:16 – 01:48 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:48 – 03:20 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:20 – 04:52 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:52 – 06:24 (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 Time

Kali Year5131
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1874040.27
Julian Day2462505.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2722°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)0.54°
🪷 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 (24.2722°), declination -22.73°, EoT -5.02 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: 2030-01-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)