पञ्चाङ्ग — Sabarimalā (Ayyappa) · December 15, 2015 CE

🪷 आज: अङ्गारक चतुर्थी — Aṅgāraka Caturthī (Tuesday Caturthī)
Tuesday-Caturthī (rare); supremely auspicious for Maṅgala-doṣa-nivāraṇa.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.41 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
अधर्माभिभवात्कृष्ण प्रदुष्यन्ति कुलस्त्रियः।

स्त्रीषु दुष्टासु वार्ष्णेय जायते वर्णसङ्करः।।1.41।।
"1.41 When irreligion spreads, the women of the house begin to stray; when they lose their purity, adulteration of the stock follows." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.41's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2072 Kīlaka
Śaka Saṁvat: 1937 Manmatha
Bengali Saṁvat: 1422
Malayalam Era: 1191
Nanakshahi: 546
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya238.65°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
चन्द्र Candra282.69°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala174.66°KanyāCitrā P1
बुध Budha253.34°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati147.51°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
शुक्र Śukra197.36°TulāSvātī P4
शनि Śani224.92°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:30 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:05 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:17 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:24 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:03 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 34 Mins 38 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 25 Mins 22 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:58 – 05:44
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:32 – 06:30
Abhijit Muhūrta11:54 – 12:41
Vijaya Muhūrta14:13 – 15:00
Godhūli Muhūrta17:53 – 18:17
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:05 – 18:34
Amṛta Kāla17:50 – 19:35
Niśīta Muhūrta23:54 – 00:41

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:11 – 16:38
Yamaganda09:24 – 10:51
Gulika Kāla12:17 – 13:44
Varjyam06:59 – 07:18
Dur Muhūrta 09:12 – 09:35

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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 · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:30 – 07:57 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:57 – 09:24 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:24 – 10:51 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:51 – 12:17 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:17 – 13:44 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:44 – 15:11 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:11 – 16:38 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:38 – 18:05 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:05 – 19:38 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:38 – 21:11 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:11 – 22:44 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:44 – 00:17 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:17 – 01:51 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:51 – 03:24 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:24 – 04:57 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:57 – 06:30 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 9.4376°
Longitude: 77.0808°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868906.27
Julian Day2457371.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0759°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)44.17°
🪷 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 (24.0759°), declination -23.24°, EoT 4.18 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: 2015-12-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)