पञ्चाङ्ग — Sabarimalā (Ayyappa) · April 16, 2022 CE

Also observed today

मेष सङ्क्रान्ति · Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)Pan-Hindu
वैशाखी · Baisakhi (Vaiśākhī)Regional
कूर्म जयन्ती · Kūrma JayantīVaishnava
चण्डिका जयन्ती · Chaṇḍikā JayantīShakta
चित्रा पौर्णमी · Citrā PaurṇamīRegional
वैशाख पूर्णिमा व्रत · Vaiśākha Pūrṇimā VratPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 6.19 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga

यथा दीपो निवातस्थो नेङ्गते सोपमा स्मृता।

योगिनो यतचित्तस्य युञ्जतो योगमात्मनः।।6.19।।

"6.19 The wise man who has conquered his mind and is absorbed in the Self is as a lamp which does not flicker, since it stands sheltered from every wind." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 6.19's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2079 Rākṣasa

Śaka Saṁvat: 1944 Śubhakṛt

Bengali Saṁvat: 1429

Malayalam Era: 1198

Nanakshahi: 553

Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Pūrṇimā (15/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Hasta Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	1.88°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P1
चन्द्र Candra	172.06°	Kanyā	Hasta P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	306.21°	Kumbha	Dhaniṣṭhā P4
बुध Budha	15.33°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	330.58°	Mīna	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P4
शुक्र Śukra	316.85°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P4
शनि Śani	299.19°	Makara	Dhaniṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:11 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:32 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:22 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	17:44 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	05:41 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 20 Mins 23 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 39 Mins 37 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:33 – 05:22
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:10 – 06:11
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:57 – 12:46
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:25 – 15:14
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:20 – 18:44
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:32 – 19:03
Amṛta Kāla	18:17 – 20:02
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:57 – 00:46

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	09:17 – 10:49
Yamaganda	13:54 – 15:27
Gulika Kāla	06:11 – 07:44
Varjyam	06:42 – 07:02
Dur Muhūrta	09:04 – 09:29

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: North-West

Rāhu Vāsa: East

Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)

Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla	06:11 – 07:44 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha	07:44 – 09:17 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga	09:17 – 10:49 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg	10:49 – 12:22 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala	12:22 – 13:54 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha	13:54 – 15:27 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta	15:27 – 16:59 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla	16:59 – 18:32 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha	18:32 – 19:59 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta	19:59 – 21:27 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla	21:27 – 22:54 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha	22:54 – 00:22 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga	00:22 – 01:49 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg	01:49 – 03:17 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala	03:17 – 04:44 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha	04:44 – 06:11 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 9.4376°

Longitude: 77.0808°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Buddha Pūrṇimā Walk (बुद्ध पूर्णिमा यात्रा)

7 steps · festival walk
Today is Buddha Pūrṇimā — its dedicated walk.

Bhāgavata 1.3.24 (Buddha as 21st avatāra) + BG 12.13 (compassion) + Dhammapada parallels.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Pūrṇimā + Hasta alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-04 — Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

-0562-04-11 — Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1871220.27
Julian Day	2459685.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1644°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	169.04°

🪷 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 (24.1644°), declination 10.06°, EoT 0.02 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: 2022-04-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)