पञ्चाङ्ग — Sabarimalā (Ayyappa) · December 18, 2023 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 3.43 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
एवं बुद्धेः परं बुद्ध्वा संस्तभ्यात्मानमात्मना।

जहि शत्रुं महाबाहो कामरूपं दुरासदम्।।3.43।।
"3.43 Thus, O Mighty-in-Arms, knowing Him to be beyond the intellect and, by His help, subduing thy personal egotism, kill thine enemy, Desire, extremely difficult though it be."" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.43's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1430
Malayalam Era: 1199
Nanakshahi: 554
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya241.65°DhanuMūla P1
चन्द्र Candra308.81°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala232.57°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
बुध Budha251.95°DhanuMūla P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati11.70°MeṣaAśvinī P4
शुक्र Śukra201.23°TulāViśākhā P1
शनि Śani308.03°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:32 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:06 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:19 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:52 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:43 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 34 Mins 25 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 25 Mins 35 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:59 – 05:45
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:34 – 06:32
Abhijit Muhūrta11:56 – 12:42
Vijaya Muhūrta14:15 – 15:01
Godhūli Muhūrta17:54 – 18:18
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:06 – 18:35
Amṛta Kāla17:51 – 19:36
Niśīta Muhūrta23:56 – 00:42

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:58 – 09:25
Yamaganda10:52 – 12:19
Gulika Kāla13:46 – 15:12
Varjyam07:01 – 07:19
Dur Muhūrta 09:14 – 09:37

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:32 – 07:58 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:58 – 09:25 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:25 – 10:52 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:52 – 12:19 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:19 – 13:46 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:46 – 15:12 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:12 – 16:39 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:39 – 18:06 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:06 – 19:39 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:39 – 21:12 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:12 – 22:46 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:46 – 00:19 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:19 – 01:52 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:52 – 03:25 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:25 – 04:58 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:58 – 06:32 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871831.27
Julian Day2460296.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1877°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)65.25°
🪷 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 (24.1877°), declination -23.37°, EoT 2.79 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: 2023-12-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)