पञ्चाङ्ग — Colombo, Sri Lanka · January 13, 2038 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 10.23 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
रुद्राणां शङ्करश्चास्मि वित्तेशो यक्षरक्षसाम्।

वसूनां पावकश्चास्मि मेरुः शिखरिणामहम्।।10.23।।
"10.23 Among Forces of Vitality I am the life, I am Mammon to the heathen and the godless; I am the Energy in fire, earth, wind, sky, heaven, sun, moon and planets; and among mountains am the Mount Meru." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.23's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2095 Prajāpati
Śaka Saṁvat: 1960 Kālayukta
Bengali Saṁvat: 1445
Malayalam Era: 1214
Nanakshahi: 569
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Revatī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya268.55°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra353.25°MīnaRevatī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala27.79°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
बुध Budha249.98°DhanuMūla P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati89.63°MithunaPunarvasu P3
शुक्र Śukra253.74°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
शनि Śani140.99°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:27 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:12 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:19 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:52 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:04 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 45 Mins 17 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 14 Mins 43 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:53 – 05:40
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:28 – 06:27
Abhijit Muhūrta11:56 – 12:43
Vijaya Muhūrta14:17 – 15:04
Godhūli Muhūrta18:00 – 18:24
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:12 – 18:41
Amṛta Kāla17:57 – 19:42
Niśīta Muhūrta23:56 – 00:43

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:19 – 13:47
Yamaganda07:55 – 09:23
Gulika Kāla10:51 – 12:19
Varjyam06:56 – 07:15
Dur Muhūrta 09:11 – 09:35

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (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 · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:27 – 07:55 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:55 – 09:23 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:23 – 10:51 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:51 – 12:19 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:19 – 13:47 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:47 – 15:16 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:16 – 16:44 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:44 – 18:12 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:12 – 19:44 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:44 – 21:16 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:16 – 22:47 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:47 – 00:19 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:19 – 01:51 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:51 – 03:23 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:23 – 04:55 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:55 – 06:27 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Revatī alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5139
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1876971.27
Julian Day2465436.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.3843°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)86.25°
🪷 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 (24.3843°), declination -21.49°, EoT -8.64 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: 2038-01-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)