पञ्चाङ्ग — Sabarimalā (Ayyappa) · February 9, 2016 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 2.50 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
बुद्धियुक्तो जहातीह उभे सुकृतदुष्कृते।

तस्माद्योगाय युज्यस्व योगः कर्मसु कौशलम्।।2.50।।
"2.50 When a man attains to Pure Reason, he renounces in this world the results of good and evil alike. Cling thou to Right Action. Spirituality is the real art of living." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.50's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1423
Malayalam Era: 1192
Nanakshahi: 547
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)Kiṃstughna
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya295.63°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
चन्द्र Candra301.33°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala204.55°TulāViśākhā P2
बुध Budha269.90°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati146.86°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
शुक्र Śukra265.65°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
शनि Śani230.44°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:43 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:30 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:36 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:05 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:53 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 46 Mins 43 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 13 Mins 17 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:09 – 05:56
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:44 – 06:43
Abhijit Muhūrta12:13 – 13:00
Vijaya Muhūrta14:34 – 15:21
Godhūli Muhūrta18:18 – 18:42
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:30 – 18:59
Amṛta Kāla18:15 – 20:00
Niśīta Muhūrta00:13 – 01:00

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:33 – 17:01
Yamaganda09:40 – 11:08
Gulika Kāla12:36 – 14:05
Varjyam07:12 – 07:31
Dur Muhūrta 09:28 – 09:51

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (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):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:43 – 08:11 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:11 – 09:40 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:40 – 11:08 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha11:08 – 12:36 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:36 – 14:05 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla14:05 – 15:33 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:33 – 17:01 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:01 – 18:30 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:30 – 20:01 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:01 – 21:33 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:33 – 23:05 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg23:05 – 00:36 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:36 – 02:08 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha02:08 – 03:40 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:40 – 05:11 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:11 – 06:43 (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)1868962.27
Julian Day2457427.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0780°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)3.94°
🪷 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 (24.0780°), declination -14.90°, EoT -14.50 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: 2016-02-09 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)