पञ्चाङ्ग — Sabarimalā (Ayyappa) · December 3, 2016 CE

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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: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya

Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi

Bengali Saṁvat: 1423

Malayalam Era: 1192

Nanakshahi: 547

Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)

Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)	Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)	Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	227.21°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P1
चन्द्र Candra	266.36°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	293.36°	Makara	Dhaniṣṭhā P1
बुध Budha	246.01°	Dhanu	Mūla P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	172.55°	Kanyā	Hasta P4
शुक्र Śukra	270.37°	Makara	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani	233.70°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:24 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:00 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:12 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	09:02 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	20:36 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 36 Mins 18 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 23 Mins 42 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:51 – 05:38
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:26 – 06:24
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:49 – 12:36
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:08 – 14:55
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:48 – 18:12
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:00 – 18:29
Amṛta Kāla	17:45 – 19:30
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:49 – 00:36

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	09:18 – 10:45
Yamaganda	13:39 – 15:06
Gulika Kāla	06:24 – 07:51
Varjyam	06:53 – 07:12
Dur Muhūrta	09:07 – 09:30

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: East

Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla	06:24 – 07:51 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha	07:51 – 09:18 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga	09:18 – 10:45 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg	10:45 – 12:12 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala	12:12 – 13:39 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha	13:39 – 15:06 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta	15:06 – 16:33 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla	16:33 – 18:00 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha	18:00 – 19:33 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta	19:33 – 21:06 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla	21:06 – 22:39 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha	22:39 – 00:12 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga	00:12 – 01:45 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg	01:45 – 03:18 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala	03:18 – 04:51 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha	04:51 – 06:24 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 9.4376°

Longitude: 77.0808°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śani Walk (शनि यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1869260.27
Julian Day	2457725.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0894°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	41.86°

🪷 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 (24.0894°), declination -22.13°, EoT 9.36 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: 2016-12-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)