पञ्चाङ्ग — Sabarimalā (Ayyappa) · January 2, 2015 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: 2072 Kīlaka
Śaka Saṁvat: 1937 Manmatha
Bengali Saṁvat: 1422
Malayalam Era: 1191
Nanakshahi: 546
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Kṛttikā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya257.24°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra40.16°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala297.56°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
बुध Budha271.11°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati116.84°KarkaAśleṣā P4
शुक्र Śukra273.78°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
शनि Śani216.66°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1

Sabarimalā (Ayyappa) — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:38 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:13 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:26 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:40 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:15 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 35 Mins 03 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 24 Mins 57 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:06 – 05:52
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:40 – 06:38
Abhijit Muhūrta12:03 – 12:49
Vijaya Muhūrta14:22 – 15:08
Godhūli Muhūrta18:01 – 18:25
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:13 – 18:42
Amṛta Kāla17:58 – 19:43
Niśīta Muhūrta00:03 – 00:49

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:59 – 12:26
Yamaganda15:20 – 16:46
Gulika Kāla08:05 – 09:32
Varjyam07:07 – 07:26
Dur Muhūrta 09:20 – 09:44

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (Inauspicious)
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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:38 – 08:05 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:05 – 09:32 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:32 – 10:59 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:59 – 12:26 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:26 – 13:53 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:53 – 15:20 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:20 – 16:46 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:46 – 18:13 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:13 – 19:46 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:46 – 21:20 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:20 – 22:53 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:53 – 00:26 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:26 – 01:59 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:59 – 03:32 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:32 – 05:05 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:05 – 06:38 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 9.4376°
Longitude: 77.0808°
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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Dvādaśī + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5116
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868559.27
Julian Day2457024.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0626°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)142.92°
🪷 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 (24.0626°), declination -22.96°, EoT -4.15 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: 2015-01-02 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)