पञ्चाङ्ग — Sabarimalā (Ayyappa) · August 31, 2025 CE

🪷 आज: राधाष्टमी — Rādhāṣṭamī
Manifestation of Śrī Rādhā at Barsānā — Krishna's ādi-śakti.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.36 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
अवाच्यवादांश्च बहून् वदिष्यन्ति तवाहिताः।

निन्दन्तस्तव सामर्थ्यं ततो दुःखतरं नु किम्।।2.36।।
"2.36 Thine enemies will spread scandal and mock at thy courage. Can anything be more humiliating?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.36's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2082 Kālayukta
Śaka Saṁvat: 1947 Viśvāvasu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1432
Malayalam Era: 1201
Nanakshahi: 556
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya133.70°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
चन्द्र Candra221.07°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala170.71°KanyāHasta P4
बुध Budha120.74°SiṃhaMaghā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati83.39°MithunaPunarvasu P2
शुक्र Śukra101.86°KarkaPuṣya P3
शनि Śani335.94°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:12 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:31 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:22 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:23 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:59 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 18 Mins 22 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 41 Mins 38 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:34 – 05:23
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:11 – 06:12
Abhijit Muhūrta11:57 – 12:46
Vijaya Muhūrta14:25 – 15:14
Godhūli Muhūrta18:19 – 18:43
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:31 – 19:01
Amṛta Kāla18:16 – 20:01
Niśīta Muhūrta23:57 – 00:46

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:58 – 18:31
Yamaganda12:22 – 13:54
Gulika Kāla15:26 – 16:58
Varjyam06:43 – 07:03
Dur Muhūrta 09:05 – 09:29

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:12 – 07:45 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:45 – 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 – 15:26 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:26 – 16:58 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:58 – 18:31 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:31 – 19:58 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:58 – 21:26 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:26 – 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 – 04:45 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:45 – 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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Anurādhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872453.27
Julian Day2460918.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2115°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)89.77°
🪷 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 (24.2115°), declination 8.60°, EoT 0.15 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: 2025-08-31 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)