पञ्चाङ्ग — Sabarimalā (Ayyappa) · November 18, 2025 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.

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🪷 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: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2082 Kālayukta
Śaka Saṁvat: 1947 Viśvāvasu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1432
Malayalam Era: 1201
Nanakshahi: 556
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya211.73°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
चन्द्र Candra187.41°TulāSvātī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala225.18°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
बुध Budha217.01°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati90.74°KarkaPunarvasu P4
शुक्र Śukra199.36°TulāSvātī P4
शनि Śani331.11°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:17 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:58 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:07 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:36 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:24 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 40 Mins 33 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 19 Mins 27 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:44 – 05:30
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:19 – 06:17
Abhijit Muhūrta11:44 – 12:31
Vijaya Muhūrta14:04 – 14:51
Godhūli Muhūrta17:46 – 18:10
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:58 – 18:27
Amṛta Kāla17:43 – 19:28
Niśīta Muhūrta23:44 – 00:31

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:03 – 16:30
Yamaganda09:12 – 10:40
Gulika Kāla12:07 – 13:35
Varjyam06:46 – 07:05
Dur Muhūrta 09:01 – 09:24

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
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 · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:17 – 07:45 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:45 – 09:12 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:12 – 10:40 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:40 – 12:07 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:07 – 13:35 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:35 – 15:03 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:03 – 16:30 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:30 – 17:58 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:58 – 19:30 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:30 – 21:03 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:03 – 22:35 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:35 – 00:07 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:07 – 01:40 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:40 – 03:12 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:12 – 04:45 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:45 – 06:17 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872532.27
Julian Day2460997.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2145°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)335.05°
🪷 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 (24.2145°), declination -19.24°, EoT 14.21 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: 2025-11-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)