पञ्चाङ्ग — Sabarimalā (Ayyappa) · December 25, 2022 CE

🪷 आज: लोहड़ी — Lohri
Punjab harvest festival; eve of Makara Saṅkrānti. (Approximated as 13/14 January annually; correct via Sun in Dhanu/Makara cusp.)

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 13.16 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
बहिरन्तश्च भूतानामचरं चरमेव च।सूक्ष्मत्वात्तदविज्ञेयं दूरस्थं चान्तिके च तत्।।13.16।।
"13.16 It is within all beings, yet outside; motionless yet moving; too subtle to be perceived; far away yet always near." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.16's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2079 Rākṣasa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1944 Śubhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1429
Malayalam Era: 1198
Nanakshahi: 553
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya249.04°DhanuMūla P3
चन्द्र Candra271.99°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala46.03°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
बुध Budha268.40°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati336.26°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
शुक्र Śukra264.19°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
शनि Śani297.65°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:35 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:09 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:22 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:06 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:42 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 34 Mins 23 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 25 Mins 37 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:02 – 05:49
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:37 – 06:35
Abhijit Muhūrta11:59 – 12:45
Vijaya Muhūrta14:18 – 15:04
Godhūli Muhūrta17:57 – 18:21
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:09 – 18:38
Amṛta Kāla17:54 – 19:39
Niśīta Muhūrta23:59 – 00:45

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:43 – 18:09
Yamaganda12:22 – 13:49
Gulika Kāla15:16 – 16:43
Varjyam07:04 – 07:22
Dur Muhūrta 09:17 – 09:40

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

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):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:35 – 08:02 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala08:02 – 09:29 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:29 – 10:55 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:55 – 12:22 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:22 – 13:49 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:49 – 15:16 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:16 – 16:43 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:43 – 18:09 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:09 – 19:43 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:43 – 21:16 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:16 – 22:49 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:49 – 00:22 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:22 – 01:55 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:55 – 03:29 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:29 – 05:02 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha05:02 – 06:35 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871473.27
Julian Day2459938.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1740°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)20.65°
🪷 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 (24.1740°), declination -23.40°, EoT -0.49 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: 2022-12-25 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)