पञ्चाङ्ग — Sabarimalā (Ayyappa) · July 16, 2020 CE

🪷 आज: कामिका एकादशी — Kāmikā Ekādaśī
First Ekādaśī of Cāturmāsya; equivalent to gift of cow + svarṇa.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 8.4 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
अधिभूतं क्षरो भावः पुरुषश्चाधिदैवतम्।

अधियज्ञोऽहमेवात्र देहे देहभृतां वर।।8.4।।
"8.4 Matter consists of the forms that perish; Divinity is the Supreme Self; and He who inspires the spirit of sacrifice in man, O noblest of thy race, is I Myself, Who now stand in human form before thee." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.4's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āṣāḍha (Āṣāḍha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2077 Pramādī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1942 Śārvarī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1427
Malayalam Era: 1196
Nanakshahi: 551
Solar Month: Mithuna (Āni)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Kṛttikā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya89.84°MithunaPunarvasu P3
चन्द्र Candra33.70°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala345.85°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
बुध Budha71.49°MithunaĀrdrā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati267.97°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
शुक्र Śukra47.82°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
शनि Śani274.84°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:09 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:46 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:27 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:27 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:59 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 37 Mins 01 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 22 Mins 59 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:28 – 05:18
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:06 – 06:09
Abhijit Muhūrta12:02 – 12:53
Vijaya Muhūrta14:34 – 15:24
Godhūli Muhūrta18:34 – 18:58
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:46 – 19:17
Amṛta Kāla18:31 – 20:16
Niśīta Muhūrta00:02 – 00:53

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:02 – 15:37
Yamaganda06:09 – 07:43
Gulika Kāla09:18 – 10:53
Varjyam06:40 – 07:01
Dur Muhūrta 09:05 – 09:31

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:09 – 07:43 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:43 – 09:18 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:18 – 10:53 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:53 – 12:27 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:27 – 14:02 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta14:02 – 15:37 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:37 – 17:11 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha17:11 – 18:46 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:46 – 20:11 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla20:11 – 21:37 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:37 – 23:02 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga23:02 – 00:27 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:27 – 01:53 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:53 – 03:18 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:18 – 04:43 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:43 – 06:09 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870581.27
Julian Day2459046.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1399°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)303.79°
🪷 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 (24.1399°), declination 21.31°, EoT -5.68 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: 2020-07-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)