पञ्चाङ्ग — Sabarimalā (Ayyappa) · September 26, 2018 CE

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 9.18 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
गतिर्भर्ता प्रभुः साक्षी निवासः शरणं सुहृत्।

प्रभवः प्रलयः स्थानं निधानं बीजमव्ययम्।।9.18।।
"9.18 I am the Goal, the Sustainer, the Lord, the Witness, the Home, the Shelter, the Lover and the Origin; I am Life and Death; I am the Fountain and the Seed Imperishable." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.18's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2075 Virodhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1940 Vilambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1425
Malayalam Era: 1194
Nanakshahi: 549
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Revatī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya158.80°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
चन्द्र Candra349.47°MīnaRevatī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala279.72°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
बुध Budha162.50°KanyāHasta P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati206.97°TulāViśākhā P3
शुक्र Śukra194.86°TulāSvātī P3
शनि Śani248.63°DhanuMūla P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:10 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:15 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:12 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)18:49 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)07:01 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 05 Mins 13 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 54 Mins 47 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:33 – 05:21
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:09 – 06:10
Abhijit Muhūrta11:48 – 12:36
Vijaya Muhūrta14:13 – 15:01
Godhūli Muhūrta18:03 – 18:27
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:15 – 18:45
Amṛta Kāla18:00 – 19:45
Niśīta Muhūrta23:48 – 00:36

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:12 – 13:43
Yamaganda07:40 – 09:11
Gulika Kāla10:42 – 12:12
Varjyam06:40 – 06:59
Dur Muhūrta 08:59 – 09:23

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (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 · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:10 – 07:40 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:40 – 09:11 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:11 – 10:42 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:42 – 12:12 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:12 – 13:43 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:43 – 15:13 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:13 – 16:44 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:44 – 18:15 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:15 – 19:44 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:44 – 21:13 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:13 – 22:43 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:43 – 00:12 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:12 – 01:42 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:42 – 03:11 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:11 – 04:40 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:40 – 06:10 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869922.27
Julian Day2458387.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1147°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)190.99°
🪷 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 (24.1147°), declination -1.16°, EoT 9.50 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: 2018-09-26 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)