पञ्चाङ्ग — Sabarimalā (Ayyappa) · October 9, 2026 CE

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 12.18 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga
समः शत्रौ च मित्रे च तथा मानापमानयोः।शीतोष्णसुखदुःखेषु समः सङ्गविवर्जितः।।12.18।।
"12.18 He to whom friend and foe are alike, who welcomes equally honour and dishonour, heat and cold, pleasure and pain, who is enamoured of nothing," — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 12.18's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2083 Siddhārthī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1948 Parābhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1433
Malayalam Era: 1202
Nanakshahi: 557
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya171.54°KanyāHasta P4
चन्द्र Candra151.87°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala101.74°KarkaPuṣya P3
बुध Budha196.05°TulāSvātī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati116.54°KarkaAśleṣā P3
शुक्र Śukra193.37°TulāSvātī P3
शनि Śani346.76°MīnaRevatī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:09 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:07 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:08 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:46 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:53 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 58 Mins 31 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 01 Mins 29 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:33 – 05:21
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:09 – 06:09
Abhijit Muhūrta11:44 – 12:32
Vijaya Muhūrta14:08 – 14:56
Godhūli Muhūrta17:55 – 18:19
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:07 – 18:37
Amṛta Kāla17:52 – 19:37
Niśīta Muhūrta23:44 – 00:32

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:38 – 12:08
Yamaganda15:08 – 16:38
Gulika Kāla07:39 – 09:09
Varjyam06:39 – 06:58
Dur Muhūrta 08:57 – 09:21

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Prajāpati (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:09 – 07:39 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:39 – 09:09 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:09 – 10:38 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:38 – 12:08 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:08 – 13:38 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:38 – 15:08 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:08 – 16:38 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:38 – 18:07 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:07 – 19:38 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:38 – 21:08 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:08 – 22:38 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:38 – 00:08 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:08 – 01:38 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:38 – 03:09 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:09 – 04:39 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:39 – 06:09 (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 Year5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872857.27
Julian Day2461322.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2270°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)341.66°
🪷 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 (24.2270°), declination -6.20°, EoT 13.49 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: 2026-10-09 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)