पञ्चाङ्ग — Sabarimalā (Ayyappa) · April 15, 2016 CE

🪷 आज: मेष सङ्क्रान्ति — Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)
Sun enters Aries; solar new year. Regional: Vaiśākhī (Punjab) · Vishu (Kerala) · Pohelā Boishākh (Bengal) · Bihu (Assam) · Tamil Puthāṇḍu.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 4.1 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
श्री भगवानुवाच

इमं विवस्वते योगं प्रोक्तवानहमव्ययम्।

विवस्वान् मनवे प्राह मनुरिक्ष्वाकवेऽब्रवीत्।।4.1।।
"4.1 "Lord Shri Krishna said: This imperishable philosophy I taught to Viwaswana, the founder of the Sun dynasty, Viwaswana gave it to Manu the lawgiver, and Manu to King Ikshwaku!" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.1's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1423
Malayalam Era: 1192
Nanakshahi: 547
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Navamī (9/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Puṣya Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya1.43°MeṣaAśvinī P1
चन्द्र Candra101.82°KarkaPuṣya P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala224.56°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
बुध Budha20.49°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati139.40°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
शुक्र Śukra347.27°MīnaRevatī P1
शनि Śani231.77°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:12 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:32 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:22 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:48 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:19 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 20 Mins 07 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 39 Mins 53 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:33 – 05:23
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:10 – 06:12
Abhijit Muhūrta11:57 – 12:47
Vijaya Muhūrta14:25 – 15:15
Godhūli Muhūrta18:20 – 18:44
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:32 – 19:03
Amṛta Kāla18:17 – 20:02
Niśīta Muhūrta23:57 – 00:47

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:49 – 12:22
Yamaganda15:27 – 16:59
Gulika Kāla07:44 – 09:17
Varjyam06:43 – 07:02
Dur Muhūrta 09:05 – 09:29

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhātṛ (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:12 – 07:44 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:44 – 09:17 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:17 – 10:49 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:49 – 12:22 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:22 – 13:54 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:54 – 15:27 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:27 – 16:59 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:59 – 18:32 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:32 – 19:59 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:59 – 21:27 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:27 – 22:54 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:54 – 00:22 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:22 – 01:49 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:49 – 03:17 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:17 – 04:44 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:44 – 06:12 (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 Navamī + Puṣya alignment also occurred on:
-1626101-04-03Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Śukla Navamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869028.27
Julian Day2457493.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0805°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)97.22°
🪷 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 (24.0805°), declination 9.86°, EoT -0.24 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: 2016-04-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)