पञ्चाङ्ग — Sabarimalā (Ayyappa) · April 16, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: मेष सङ्क्रान्ति — Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)
Sun enters Aries; solar new year. Regional: Vaiśākhī (Punjab) · Vishu (Kerala) · Pohelā Boishākh (Bengal) · Bihu (Assam) · Tamil Puthāṇḍu.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 17.22 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
अदेशकाले यद्दानमपात्रेभ्यश्च दीयते।असत्कृतमवज्ञातं तत्तामसमुदाहृतम्।।17.22।।
"17.22 And that which is given at an unsuitable place or time or to one who is unworthy, or with disrespect or contempt - such a gift is the result of Ignorance." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.22's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1430
Malayalam Era: 1199
Nanakshahi: 554
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya1.63°MeṣaAśvinī P1
चन्द्र Candra306.99°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala76.45°MithunaĀrdrā P3
बुध Budha19.87°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati358.60°MīnaRevatī P4
शुक्र Śukra41.15°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1
शनि Śani310.09°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:12 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:32 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:22 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:48 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:38 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 20 Mins 16 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 39 Mins 44 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:33 – 05:22
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:10 – 06:12
Abhijit Muhūrta11:57 – 12:46
Vijaya Muhūrta14:25 – 15:14
Godhūli Muhūrta18:20 – 18:44
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:32 – 19:03
Amṛta Kāla18:17 – 20:02
Niśīta Muhūrta23:57 – 00:46

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:59 – 18:32
Yamaganda12:22 – 13:54
Gulika Kāla15:27 – 16:59
Varjyam06:42 – 07:02
Dur Muhūrta 09:04 – 09:29

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mātaṇga (Auspicious)
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):
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 Udveg06:12 – 07:44 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:44 – 09:17 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:17 – 10:49 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:49 – 12:22 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:22 – 13:54 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:54 – 15:27 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:27 – 16:59 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:59 – 18:32 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:32 – 19:59 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:59 – 21:27 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:27 – 22:54 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:54 – 00:22 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:22 – 01:49 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:49 – 03:17 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:17 – 04:44 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:44 – 06:12 (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)1871585.27
Julian Day2460050.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1783°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)306.94°
🪷 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 (24.1783°), declination 9.97°, 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: 2023-04-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)