पञ्चाङ्ग — Colombo, Sri Lanka · February 28, 2033 CE

🪷 आज: महा शिवरात्रि — Mahā Śivarātri
The greatest night of Lord Śiva; cosmic dance of dissolution.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.17 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
काश्यश्च परमेष्वासः शिखण्डी च महारथः।

धृष्टद्युम्नो विराटश्च सात्यकिश्चापराजितः।।1.17।।
"1.17 And the Maharaja of Benares, the great archer, Shikhandi, the great soldier, Dhrishtayumna, Virata and Satyaki, the invincible," — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.17's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2090 Akṣaya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1955 Pramādī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1440
Malayalam Era: 1209
Nanakshahi: 564
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya315.44°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
चन्द्र Candra296.86°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala227.12°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
बुध Budha314.88°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati295.63°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
शुक्र Śukra343.83°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani65.64°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:24 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:23 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:24 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:14 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:05 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 59 Mins 02 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 00 Mins 58 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:48 – 05:36
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:24 – 06:24
Abhijit Muhūrta12:00 – 12:48
Vijaya Muhūrta14:24 – 15:12
Godhūli Muhūrta18:11 – 18:35
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:23 – 18:53
Amṛta Kāla18:08 – 19:53
Niśīta Muhūrta00:00 – 00:48

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:54 – 09:24
Yamaganda10:54 – 12:24
Gulika Kāla13:54 – 15:24
Varjyam06:54 – 07:13
Dur Muhūrta 09:12 – 09:36

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:24 – 07:54 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:54 – 09:24 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:24 – 10:54 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:54 – 12:24 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:24 – 13:54 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:54 – 15:24 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:24 – 16:53 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:53 – 18:23 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:23 – 19:53 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:53 – 21:24 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:24 – 22:54 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:54 – 00:24 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:24 – 01:54 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:54 – 03:24 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:24 – 04:54 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:54 – 06:24 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

12 steps · festival walk
Today is Mahā Śivarātri — its dedicated walk.
Śiva-stuti through Bhāgavata + Mahābhārata Anuśāsana.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5134
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1875191.27
Julian Day2463656.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.3162°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)341.55°
🪷 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 (24.3162°), declination -7.91°, EoT -13.22 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: 2033-02-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)