पञ्चाङ्ग — Sabarimalā (Ayyappa) · February 23, 2024 CE

🪷 आज: होलिका दहन — Holikā Dahana
Burning of Holikā; Prahlāda saved by Hari. Eve of Holi.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 5.25 · Chapter 5 · कर्मसंन्यासयोग · Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
लभन्ते ब्रह्मनिर्वाणमृषयः क्षीणकल्मषाः।

छिन्नद्वैधा यतात्मानः सर्वभूतहिते रताः।।5.25।।
"5.25 Sages whose sins have been washed away, whose sense of separateness has vanished, who have subdued themselves, and seek only the welfare of all, come to the Eternal Spirit." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 5.25's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2081 Piṅgala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1946 Krodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1431
Malayalam Era: 1200
Nanakshahi: 555
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Āśleṣā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya309.72°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
चन्द्र Candra113.56°KarkaAśleṣā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala283.04°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
बुध Budha305.00°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati16.01°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
शुक्र Śukra283.37°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
शनि Śani314.97°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:39 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:32 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:36 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)17:18 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)05:44 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 53 Mins 19 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 06 Mins 41 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:04 – 05:51
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:40 – 06:39
Abhijit Muhūrta12:12 – 12:59
Vijaya Muhūrta14:35 – 15:22
Godhūli Muhūrta18:20 – 18:44
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:32 – 19:02
Amṛta Kāla18:17 – 20:02
Niśīta Muhūrta00:12 – 00:59

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:06 – 12:36
Yamaganda15:34 – 17:03
Gulika Kāla08:08 – 09:37
Varjyam07:09 – 07:28
Dur Muhūrta 09:25 – 09:49

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:39 – 08:08 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:08 – 09:37 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:37 – 11:06 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:06 – 12:36 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:36 – 14:05 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:05 – 15:34 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:34 – 17:03 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:03 – 18:32 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:32 – 20:03 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:03 – 21:34 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:34 – 23:05 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:05 – 00:36 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:36 – 02:06 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:06 – 03:37 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:37 – 05:08 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:08 – 06:39 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871898.27
Julian Day2460363.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1903°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)163.75°
🪷 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 (24.1903°), declination -10.07°, EoT -13.97 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: 2024-02-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)