पञ्चाङ्ग — Sabarimalā (Ayyappa) · December 28, 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 13.19 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
इति क्षेत्रं तथा ज्ञानं ज्ञेयं चोक्तं समासतः।मद्भक्त एतद्विज्ञाय मद्भावायोपपद्यते।।13.19।।
"13.19 Thus I have told thee in brief what Matter is, and the Self worth realising and what is Wisdom. He who is devoted to Me knows; and assuredly he will enter into Me." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.19'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 Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya252.09°DhanuMūla P4
चन्द्र Candra316.32°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala45.33°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
बुध Budha269.81°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati336.57°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
शुक्र Śukra267.95°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
शनि Śani297.93°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:36 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:11 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:24 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:43 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:38 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 34 Mins 33 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 25 Mins 27 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:04 – 05:50
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:38 – 06:36
Abhijit Muhūrta12:00 – 12:47
Vijaya Muhūrta14:19 – 15:06
Godhūli Muhūrta17:59 – 18:23
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:11 – 18:40
Amṛta Kāla17:56 – 19:41
Niśīta Muhūrta00:00 – 00:47

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:24 – 13:50
Yamaganda08:03 – 09:30
Gulika Kāla10:57 – 12:24
Varjyam07:05 – 07:24
Dur Muhūrta 09:18 – 09:42

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Śrīvatsa (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:36 – 08:03 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:03 – 09:30 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:30 – 10:57 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:57 – 12:24 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:24 – 13:50 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:50 – 15:17 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:17 – 16:44 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:44 – 18:11 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:11 – 19:44 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:44 – 21:17 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:17 – 22:50 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:50 – 00:24 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:24 – 01:57 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:57 – 03:30 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:30 – 05:03 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:03 – 06:36 (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 Year5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871476.27
Julian Day2459941.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1741°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)60.75°
🪷 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 (24.1741°), declination -23.29°, EoT -1.89 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: 2022-12-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)