पञ्चाङ्ग — Sabarimalā (Ayyappa) · January 16, 2019 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 11.54 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
भक्त्या त्वनन्यया शक्य अहमेवंविधोऽर्जुन।

ज्ञातुं दृष्टुं च तत्त्वेन प्रवेष्टुं च परंतप।।11.54।।
"11.54 Only by tireless devotion can I be seen and known; only thus can a man become one with Me, O Arjuna!" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.54's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2076 Paridhāvi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1941 Vikāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1426
Malayalam Era: 1195
Nanakshahi: 550
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Daśamī (10/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya271.48°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra22.28°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala345.69°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
बुध Budha262.41°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati230.67°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
शुक्र Śukra224.56°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
शनि Śani258.93°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:42 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:20 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:31 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:41 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:08 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 37 Mins 57 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 22 Mins 03 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:09 – 05:56
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:44 – 06:42
Abhijit Muhūrta12:08 – 12:55
Vijaya Muhūrta14:28 – 15:14
Godhūli Muhūrta18:08 – 18:32
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:20 – 18:49
Amṛta Kāla18:05 – 19:50
Niśīta Muhūrta00:08 – 00:55

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:31 – 13:59
Yamaganda08:10 – 09:37
Gulika Kāla11:04 – 12:31
Varjyam07:11 – 07:30
Dur Muhūrta 09:25 – 09:49

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:42 – 08:10 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:10 – 09:37 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:37 – 11:04 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha11:04 – 12:31 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:31 – 13:59 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:59 – 15:26 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:26 – 16:53 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:53 – 18:20 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:20 – 19:53 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:53 – 21:26 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:26 – 22:59 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:59 – 00:31 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:31 – 02:04 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha02:04 – 03:37 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:37 – 05:10 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:10 – 06:42 (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)1870034.27
Julian Day2458499.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1190°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)113.67°
🪷 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 (24.1190°), declination -21.02°, EoT -9.69 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: 2019-01-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)