पञ्चाङ्ग — Colombo, Sri Lanka · December 23, 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 17.26 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
सद्भावे साधुभावे च सदित्येतत्प्रयुज्यते।प्रशस्ते कर्मणि तथा सच्छब्दः पार्थ युज्यते।।17.26।।
"17.26 Sat' means Reality or the highest Good, and also, O Arjuna, it is used to mean an action of exceptional merit." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.26's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya246.95°DhanuMūla P3
चन्द्र Candra222.98°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala173.01°KanyāHasta P4
बुध Budha231.41°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati229.22°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
शुक्र Śukra262.12°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
शनि Śani39.05°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:19 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:02 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:10 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:43 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:26 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 43 Mins 11 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 16 Mins 49 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:45 – 05:32
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:20 – 06:19
Abhijit Muhūrta11:47 – 12:34
Vijaya Muhūrta14:07 – 14:54
Godhūli Muhūrta17:50 – 18:14
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:02 – 18:31
Amṛta Kāla17:47 – 19:32
Niśīta Muhūrta23:47 – 00:34

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:46 – 09:14
Yamaganda10:42 – 12:10
Gulika Kāla13:38 – 15:06
Varjyam06:48 – 07:07
Dur Muhūrta 09:03 – 09:26

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (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 · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:19 – 07:46 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:46 – 09:14 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:14 – 10:42 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:42 – 12:10 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:10 – 13:38 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:38 – 15:06 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:06 – 16:34 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:34 – 18:02 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:02 – 19:34 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:34 – 21:06 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:06 – 22:38 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:38 – 00:10 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:10 – 01:42 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:42 – 03:14 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:14 – 04:46 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:46 – 06:19 (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 Time

Kali Year5132
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1874393.27
Julian Day2462858.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2857°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)337.34°
🪷 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 (24.2857°), declination -23.43°, EoT 0.44 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: 2030-12-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)