पञ्चाङ्ग — Sabarimalā (Ayyappa) · March 18, 2015 CE

🪷 आज: मीन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mīna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Pisces; Mīna-māsa begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 12.1 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाचएवं सततयुक्ता ये भक्तास्त्वां पर्युपासते।येचाप्यक्षरमव्यक्तं तेषां के योगवित्तमाः।।12.1।।
"12.1 "Arjuna asked: My Lord! Which are the better devotees who worship Thee, those who try to know Thee as a Personal God, or those who worship Thee as Impersonal and Indestructible?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 12.1's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2072 Kīlaka
Śaka Saṁvat: 1937 Manmatha
Bengali Saṁvat: 1422
Malayalam Era: 1191
Nanakshahi: 546
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya333.06°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
चन्द्र Candra299.63°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala355.48°MīnaRevatī P3
बुध Budha313.24°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati108.48°KarkaAśleṣā P1
शुक्र Śukra6.48°MeṣaAśvinī P2
शनि Śani220.62°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:28 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:33 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:30 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:24 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:10 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 05 Mins 14 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 54 Mins 46 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:51 – 05:39
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:27 – 06:28
Abhijit Muhūrta12:06 – 12:55
Vijaya Muhūrta14:31 – 15:20
Godhūli Muhūrta18:21 – 18:45
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:33 – 19:03
Amṛta Kāla18:18 – 20:03
Niśīta Muhūrta00:06 – 00:55

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:30 – 14:01
Yamaganda07:58 – 09:29
Gulika Kāla11:00 – 12:30
Varjyam06:58 – 07:17
Dur Muhūrta 09:17 – 09:41

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
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 Labha06:28 – 07:58 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:58 – 09:29 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:29 – 11:00 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha11:00 – 12:30 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:30 – 14:01 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg14:01 – 15:32 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:32 – 17:02 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:02 – 18:33 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:33 – 20:02 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:02 – 21:32 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:32 – 23:01 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta23:01 – 00:30 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:30 – 02:00 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha02:00 – 03:29 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:29 – 04:58 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:58 – 06:28 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 9.4376°
Longitude: 77.0808°
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 Year5116
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868634.27
Julian Day2457099.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0654°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)328.32°
🪷 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 (24.0654°), declination -1.14°, EoT -8.76 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: 2015-03-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)