पञ्चाङ्ग — Sabarimalā (Ayyappa) · May 16, 2026 CE

🪷 आज: वट सावित्री अमावस्या — Vaṭa Sāvitrī Amāvasyā
Sāvitrī's redemption of Satyavān from Yama; pati-vrata observance.

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2083 Siddhārthī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1948 Parābhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1433
Malayalam Era: 1202
Nanakshahi: 557
Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Catuṣpāda
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya30.99°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
चन्द्र Candra19.86°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala3.20°MeṣaAśvinī P1
बुध Budha32.27°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati86.82°MithunaPunarvasu P3
शुक्र Śukra61.84°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
शनि Śani346.61°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:01 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:35 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:18 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:20 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:47 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 33 Mins 31 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 26 Mins 29 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:21 – 05:11
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:58 – 06:01
Abhijit Muhūrta11:53 – 12:43
Vijaya Muhūrta14:24 – 15:14
Godhūli Muhūrta18:23 – 18:47
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:35 – 19:06
Amṛta Kāla18:20 – 20:05
Niśīta Muhūrta23:53 – 00:43

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:10 – 10:44
Yamaganda13:52 – 15:26
Gulika Kāla06:01 – 07:35
Varjyam06:33 – 06:53
Dur Muhūrta 08:57 – 09:22

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (Auspicious)
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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:01 – 07:35 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:35 – 09:10 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:10 – 10:44 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:44 – 12:18 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:18 – 13:52 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:52 – 15:26 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:26 – 17:00 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:00 – 18:35 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:35 – 20:00 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:00 – 21:26 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:26 – 22:52 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:52 – 00:18 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:18 – 01:44 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:44 – 03:10 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:10 – 04:35 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:35 – 06:01 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā + Bharaṇī alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872711.27
Julian Day2461176.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2214°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)348.53°
🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Engine: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate
Method: Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equation
Tier-2 city localization: spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanamsa (24.2214°), declination 19.07°, EoT 3.74 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 at: 2026-05-14T09:47:24.164Z