पञ्चाङ्ग — Sabarimalā (Ayyappa) · July 24, 2017 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.5 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
यज्ञदानतपःकर्म न त्याज्यं कार्यमेव तत्।यज्ञो दानं तपश्चैव पावनानि मनीषिणाम्।।18.5।।
"18.5 Acts of sacrifice, benevolence and austerity should not be given up but should be performed, for they purify the aspiring soul." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.5's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1424
Malayalam Era: 1193
Nanakshahi: 548
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Puṣya Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya97.26°KarkaPuṣya P2
चन्द्र Candra105.86°KarkaPuṣya P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala97.94°KarkaPuṣya P2
बुध Budha123.42°SiṃhaMaghā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati171.54°KanyāHasta P4
शुक्र Śukra56.95°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
शनि Śani237.74°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:10 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:45 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:28 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:48 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:17 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 34 Mins 44 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 25 Mins 16 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:30 – 05:20
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:08 – 06:10
Abhijit Muhūrta12:03 – 12:53
Vijaya Muhūrta14:34 – 15:24
Godhūli Muhūrta18:33 – 18:57
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:45 – 19:17
Amṛta Kāla18:30 – 20:15
Niśīta Muhūrta00:03 – 00:53

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:45 – 09:19
Yamaganda10:53 – 12:28
Gulika Kāla14:02 – 15:37
Varjyam06:42 – 07:02
Dur Muhūrta 09:07 – 09:32

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Maitra (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
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):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:10 – 07:45 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:45 – 09:19 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:19 – 10:53 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:53 – 12:28 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:28 – 14:02 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala14:02 – 15:37 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:37 – 17:11 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta17:11 – 18:45 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:45 – 20:11 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha20:11 – 21:37 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:37 – 23:02 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla23:02 – 00:28 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:28 – 01:53 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:53 – 03:19 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:19 – 04:45 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:45 – 06:10 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869493.27
Julian Day2457958.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0983°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)9.45°
🪷 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 (24.0983°), declination 19.85°, EoT -6.16 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: 2017-07-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)