पञ्चाङ्ग — Sabarimalā (Ayyappa) · January 5, 2017 CE

🪷 आज: लोहड़ी — Lohri
Punjab harvest festival; eve of Makara Saṅkrānti. (Approximated as 13/14 January annually; correct via Sun in Dhanu/Makara cusp.)

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.14 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
ततः स विस्मयाविष्टो हृष्टरोमा धनञ्जयः।

प्रणम्य शिरसा देवं कृताञ्जलिरभाषत।।11.14।।
"11.14 Thereupon Arjuna, dumb with awe, his hair on end, his head bowed, his hands clasped in salutation, addressed the Lord thus:" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.14's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1424
Malayalam Era: 1193
Nanakshahi: 548
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Saptamī (7/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya260.79°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra340.79°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala318.23°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
बुध Budha245.29°DhanuMūla P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati176.95°KanyāCitrā P2
शुक्र Śukra307.50°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
शनि Śani237.55°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:39 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:15 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:27 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:43 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:51 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 35 Mins 35 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 24 Mins 25 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:07 – 05:53
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:41 – 06:39
Abhijit Muhūrta12:04 – 12:50
Vijaya Muhūrta14:23 – 15:09
Godhūli Muhūrta18:03 – 18:27
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:15 – 18:44
Amṛta Kāla18:00 – 19:45
Niśīta Muhūrta00:04 – 00:50

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:54 – 15:21
Yamaganda06:39 – 08:06
Gulika Kāla09:33 – 11:00
Varjyam07:08 – 07:27
Dur Muhūrta 09:22 – 09:45

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:39 – 08:06 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:06 – 09:33 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:33 – 11:00 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala11:00 – 12:27 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:27 – 13:54 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:54 – 15:21 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:21 – 16:48 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:48 – 18:15 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:15 – 19:48 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:48 – 21:21 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:21 – 22:54 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:54 – 00:27 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:27 – 02:00 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala02:00 – 03:33 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:33 – 05:06 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:06 – 06:39 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869293.27
Julian Day2457758.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0907°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)82.50°
🪷 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 (24.0907°), declination -22.61°, EoT -5.45 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: 2017-01-05 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)