पञ्चाङ्ग — Colombo, Sri Lanka · January 28, 2037 CE

🪷 आज: मकर सङ्क्रान्ति — Makara Saṅkrānti (Uttarāyaṇa)
Sun enters Capricorn; Uttarāyaṇa (north-going) begins. Bhīṣma's chosen mahaprasthāna time.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.45 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
अहो बत महत्पापं कर्तुं व्यवसिता वयम्।

यद्राज्यसुखलोभेन हन्तुं स्वजनमुद्यताः।।1.45।।
"1.45 Alas, it is strange that we should be willing to kill our own countrymen and commit a great sin, in order to enjoy the pleasures of a kingdom." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.45's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2094 Pramoda
Śaka Saṁvat: 1959 Piṅgala
Bengali Saṁvat: 1444
Malayalam Era: 1213
Nanakshahi: 568
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya284.08°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
चन्द्र Candra55.67°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala241.95°DhanuMūla P1
बुध Budha262.82°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati51.18°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
शुक्र Śukra270.79°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani126.20°SiṃhaMaghā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:29 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:18 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:24 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:55 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:24 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 48 Mins 49 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 11 Mins 11 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:55 – 05:42
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:30 – 06:29
Abhijit Muhūrta12:00 – 12:47
Vijaya Muhūrta14:22 – 15:09
Godhūli Muhūrta18:06 – 18:30
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:18 – 18:47
Amṛta Kāla18:03 – 19:48
Niśīta Muhūrta00:00 – 00:47

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:24 – 13:52
Yamaganda07:58 – 09:26
Gulika Kāla10:55 – 12:24
Varjyam06:59 – 07:18
Dur Muhūrta 09:15 – 09:38

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-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):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:29 – 07:58 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:58 – 09:26 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:26 – 10:55 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:55 – 12:24 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:24 – 13:52 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:52 – 15:21 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:21 – 16:49 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:49 – 18:18 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:18 – 19:49 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:49 – 21:21 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:21 – 22:52 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:52 – 00:24 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:24 – 01:55 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:55 – 03:26 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:26 – 04:58 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:58 – 06:29 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5138
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1876621.27
Julian Day2465086.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.3709°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)133.28°
🪷 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 (24.3709°), declination -18.15°, EoT -12.97 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: 2037-01-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)