पञ्चाङ्ग — Sabarimalā (Ayyappa) · August 27, 2018 CE

🪷 आज: पितृ पक्ष आरम्भ — Pitṛ-Pakṣa Start
Begin 16-day śrāddha period for ancestors. Bhādrapada Pūrṇimā next-day.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 8.16 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
आब्रह्मभुवनाल्लोकाः पुनरावर्तिनोऽर्जुन।

मामुपेत्य तु कौन्तेय पुनर्जन्म न विद्यते।।8.16।।
"8.16 The worlds, with the whole realm of creation, come and go; but, O Arjuna, whoso comes to Me, for him there is nor rebirth." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.16's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2075 Virodhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1940 Vilambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1425
Malayalam Era: 1194
Nanakshahi: 549
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya129.63°SiṃhaMaghā P3
चन्द्र Candra315.53°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala274.24°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
बुध Budha111.09°KarkaAśleṣā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati202.31°TulāViśākhā P1
शुक्र Śukra174.91°KanyāCitrā P1
शनि Śani248.40°DhanuMūla P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:13 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:33 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:23 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)18:49 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)06:43 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 20 Mins 29 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 39 Mins 31 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:34 – 05:23
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:11 – 06:13
Abhijit Muhūrta11:58 – 12:47
Vijaya Muhūrta14:26 – 15:16
Godhūli Muhūrta18:21 – 18:45
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:33 – 19:04
Amṛta Kāla18:18 – 20:03
Niśīta Muhūrta23:58 – 00:47

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:45 – 09:18
Yamaganda10:50 – 12:23
Gulika Kāla13:55 – 15:28
Varjyam06:43 – 07:03
Dur Muhūrta 09:05 – 09:30

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhātṛ (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:13 – 07:45 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:45 – 09:18 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:18 – 10:50 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:50 – 12:23 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:23 – 13:55 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:55 – 15:28 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:28 – 17:00 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta17:00 – 18:33 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:33 – 20:00 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha20:00 – 21:28 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:28 – 22:55 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:55 – 00:23 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:23 – 01:50 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:50 – 03:18 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:18 – 04:45 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:45 – 06:13 (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 Year5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869892.27
Julian Day2458357.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1136°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)186.95°
🪷 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 (24.1136°), declination 10.13°, EoT -1.12 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: 2018-08-27 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)