पञ्चाङ्ग — Sabarimalā (Ayyappa) · February 9, 2018 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 3.8 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
नियतं कुरु कर्म त्वं कर्म ज्यायो ह्यकर्मणः।

शरीरयात्रापि च ते न प्रसिद्ध्येदकर्मणः।।3.8।।
"3.8 Do thy duty as prescribed, for action for duty's sake is superior to inaction. Even the maintenance of the body would be impossible if man remained inactive." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.8's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2075 Virodhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1940 Vilambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1425
Malayalam Era: 1194
Nanakshahi: 549
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Navamī (24/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya296.12°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
चन्द्र Candra221.55°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala223.86°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
बुध Budha289.61°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati207.69°TulāViśākhā P3
शुक्र Śukra303.25°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
शनि Śani251.38°DhanuMūla P4

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)01:50 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:26 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 46 Mins 56 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 13 Mins 04 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:08 – 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 Kāla11:08 – 12:36
Yamaganda15:33 – 17:01
Gulika Kāla08:11 – 09:39
Varjyam07:12 – 07:31
Dur Muhūrta 09:28 – 09:51

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (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 · 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 · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:43 – 08:11 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:11 – 09:39 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:39 – 11:08 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:08 – 12:36 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:36 – 14:05 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:05 – 15:33 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:33 – 17:01 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:01 – 18:30 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:30 – 20:01 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:01 – 21:33 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:33 – 23:05 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:05 – 00:36 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:36 – 02:08 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:08 – 03:39 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:39 – 05:11 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:11 – 06:43 (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 Time

Kali Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869693.27
Julian Day2458158.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1060°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)282.92°
🪷 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 (24.1060°), declination -14.74°, 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: 2018-02-09 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)