पञ्चाङ्ग — Sabarimalā (Ayyappa) · April 18, 2024 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 7.4 · Chapter 7 · ज्ञानविज्ञानयोग · Jñāna-Vijñāna-Yoga
भूमिरापोऽनलो वायुः खं मनो बुद्धिरेव च।

अहङ्कार इतीयं मे भिन्ना प्रकृतिरष्टधा।।7.4।।
"7.4 Earth, water, fire, air, ether, mind, intellect and personality; this is the eightfold division of My Manifested Nature." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 7.4's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2081 Piṅgala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1946 Krodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1431
Malayalam Era: 1200
Nanakshahi: 555
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Daśamī (10/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Āśleṣā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya4.31°MeṣaAśvinī P2
चन्द्र Candra119.35°KarkaAśleṣā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala325.72°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
बुध Budha353.88°MīnaRevatī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati26.96°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
शुक्र Śukra351.41°MīnaRevatī P2
शनि Śani321.32°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:10 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:32 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:21 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:50 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:13 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 21 Mins 37 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 38 Mins 23 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:31 – 05:21
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:09 – 06:10
Abhijit Muhūrta11:56 – 12:46
Vijaya Muhūrta14:25 – 15:14
Godhūli Muhūrta18:20 – 18:44
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:32 – 19:03
Amṛta Kāla18:17 – 20:02
Niśīta Muhūrta23:56 – 00:46

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:54 – 15:27
Yamaganda06:10 – 07:43
Gulika Kāla09:16 – 10:48
Varjyam06:41 – 07:01
Dur Muhūrta 09:03 – 09:28

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (Inauspicious)
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 · 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 Śubha06:10 – 07:43 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:43 – 09:16 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:16 – 10:48 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:48 – 12:21 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:21 – 13:54 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:54 – 15:27 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:27 – 16:59 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:59 – 18:32 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:32 – 19:59 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:59 – 21:27 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:27 – 22:54 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:54 – 00:21 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:21 – 01:48 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:48 – 03:16 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:16 – 04:43 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:43 – 06:10 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871953.27
Julian Day2460418.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1924°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)112.57°
🪷 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 (24.1924°), declination 10.94°, EoT 0.51 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: 2024-04-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)