पञ्चाङ्ग — Colombo, Sri Lanka · May 18, 2035 CE

🪷 आज: निर्जला एकादशी — Nirjalā Ekādaśī
Strictest Ekādaśī (no water for 24 hours); Bhīma's vrata. Confers fruit of all 24 Ekādaśīs.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.6 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
कर्मेन्द्रियाणि संयम्य य आस्ते मनसा स्मरन्।

इन्द्रियार्थान्विमूढात्मा मिथ्याचारः स उच्यते।।3.6।।
"3.6 He who remains motionless, refusing to act, but all the while brooding over sensuous object, that deluded soul is simply a hypocrite." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.6's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2092 Vibhava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1957 Rākṣasa
Bengali Saṁvat: 1442
Malayalam Era: 1211
Nanakshahi: 566
Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya32.62°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
चन्द्र Candra165.92°KanyāHasta P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala297.45°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
बुध Budha42.62°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati9.27°MeṣaAśvinī P3
शुक्र Śukra9.69°MeṣaAśvinī P3
शनि Śani95.72°KarkaPuṣya P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:53 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:20 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:07 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:00 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:00 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 26 Mins 50 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 33 Mins 10 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:14 – 05:04
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:51 – 05:53
Abhijit Muhūrta11:42 – 12:32
Vijaya Muhūrta14:11 – 15:01
Godhūli Muhūrta18:08 – 18:32
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:20 – 18:51
Amṛta Kāla18:05 – 19:50
Niśīta Muhūrta23:42 – 00:32

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:34 – 12:07
Yamaganda15:14 – 16:47
Gulika Kāla07:27 – 09:00
Varjyam06:25 – 06:44
Dur Muhūrta 08:48 – 09:13

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
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 Chala05:53 – 07:27 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:27 – 09:00 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:00 – 10:34 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:34 – 12:07 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:07 – 13:40 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:40 – 15:14 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:14 – 16:47 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:47 – 18:20 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:20 – 19:47 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:47 – 21:14 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:14 – 22:40 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:40 – 00:07 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:07 – 01:34 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:34 – 03:00 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:00 – 04:27 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:27 – 05:53 (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 Year5137
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1876000.27
Julian Day2464465.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.3472°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)131.96°
🪷 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 (24.3472°), declination 19.48°, EoT 3.69 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: 2035-05-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)