पञ्चाङ्ग — Colombo, Sri Lanka · May 5, 2031 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 2.6 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
न चैतद्विद्मः कतरन्नो गरीयो

यद्वा जयेम यदि वा नो जयेयुः।

यानेव हत्वा न जिजीविषाम

स्तेऽवस्थिताः प्रमुखे धार्तराष्ट्राः।।2.6।।
"2.6 Nor can I say whether it were better that they conquer me or for me to conquer them, since would no longer care to live if I killed these sons of Dhritarashtra, now preparing for fight." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.6's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2088 Raktākṣī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1953 Virodhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1438
Malayalam Era: 1207
Nanakshahi: 562
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya20.09°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
चन्द्र Candra172.23°KanyāHasta P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala198.89°TulāSvātī P4
बुध Budha352.94°MīnaRevatī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati244.11°DhanuMūla P2
शुक्र Śukra62.86°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
शनि Śani44.25°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:56 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:19 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:07 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:17 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:15 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 23 Mins 08 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 36 Mins 52 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:17 – 05:06
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:54 – 05:56
Abhijit Muhūrta11:42 – 12:32
Vijaya Muhūrta14:11 – 15:01
Godhūli Muhūrta18:07 – 18:31
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:19 – 18:50
Amṛta Kāla18:04 – 19:49
Niśīta Muhūrta23:42 – 00:32

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:29 – 09:01
Yamaganda10:34 – 12:07
Gulika Kāla13:40 – 15:13
Varjyam06:27 – 06:46
Dur Muhūrta 08:49 – 09:14

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (Inauspicious)
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):
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 Amṛta05:56 – 07:29 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:29 – 09:01 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:01 – 10:34 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:34 – 12:07 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:07 – 13:40 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:40 – 15:13 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:13 – 16:46 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:46 – 18:19 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:19 – 19:46 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:46 – 21:13 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:13 – 22:40 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:40 – 00:07 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:07 – 01:34 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:34 – 03:01 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:01 – 04:29 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:29 – 05:56 (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 Year5133
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1874526.27
Julian Day2462991.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2908°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)151.84°
🪷 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 (24.2908°), declination 16.15°, EoT 3.35 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: 2031-05-05 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)