पञ्चाङ्ग — Sabarimalā (Ayyappa) · November 25, 2023 CE

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प्रदोष व्रत · Pradoṣa VrataShaiva

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 3.20 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga

कर्मणैव हि संसिद्धिमास्थिता जनकादयः।

लोकसंग्रहमेवापि संपश्यन्कर्तुमर्हसि।।3.20।।

"3.20 King Janaka and others attained perfection through action alone. Even for the sake of enlightening the world, it is thy duty to act;" — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 3.20's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala

Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana

Bengali Saṁvat: 1430

Malayalam Era: 1199

Nanakshahi: 554

Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)

Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Aśvinī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)	Taitila
वार (Vāra)	Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	218.31°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P2
चन्द्र Candra	8.53°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	215.97°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P1
बुध Budha	237.11°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	13.55°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P1
शुक्र Śukra	174.15°	Kanyā	Citrā P1
शनि Śani	306.79°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:20 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:59 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:09 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	16:00 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	04:21 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 38 Mins 29 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 21 Mins 31 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:47 – 05:34
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:22 – 06:20
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:46 – 12:33
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:06 – 14:52
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:47 – 18:11
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:59 – 18:28
Amṛta Kāla	17:44 – 19:29
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:46 – 00:33

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	09:15 – 10:42
Yamaganda	13:37 – 15:04
Gulika Kāla	06:20 – 07:48
Varjyam	06:49 – 07:08
Dur Muhūrta	09:03 – 09:26

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: East

Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla	06:20 – 07:48 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha	07:48 – 09:15 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga	09:15 – 10:42 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg	10:42 – 12:09 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala	12:09 – 13:37 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha	13:37 – 15:04 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta	15:04 – 16:31 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla	16:31 – 17:59 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha	17:59 – 19:31 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta	19:31 – 21:04 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla	21:04 – 22:37 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha	22:37 – 00:09 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga	00:09 – 01:42 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg	01:42 – 03:15 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala	03:15 – 04:48 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha	04:48 – 06:20 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 9.4376°

Longitude: 77.0808°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śani Walk (शनि यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Trayodaśī + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:

-3101-02-18 — Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1871808.27
Julian Day	2460273.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1868°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	151.76°

🪷 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 (24.1868°), declination -20.66°, EoT 12.23 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: 2023-11-25 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)