पञ्चाङ्ग — Sabarimalā (Ayyappa) · March 21, 2028 CE

🪷 आज: पापमोचनी एकादशी — Pāpamocanī Ekādaśī
Removes mahā-pātakas (great sins).

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 8.5 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
अन्तकाले च मामेव स्मरन्मुक्त्वा कलेवरम्।

यः प्रयाति स मद्भावं याति नास्त्यत्र संशयः।।8.5।।
"8.5 Whosoever at the time of death thinks only of Me, and thinking thus leaves the body and goes forth, assuredly he will know Me." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.5's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2085 Durmati
Śaka Saṁvat: 1950 Kīlaka
Bengali Saṁvat: 1435
Malayalam Era: 1204
Nanakshahi: 559
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya336.70°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
चन्द्र Candra280.63°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala336.28°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
बुध Budha317.23°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati147.10°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
शुक्र Śukra22.40°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
शनि Śani2.92°MeṣaAśvinī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:26 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:33 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:30 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:56 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:35 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 07 Mins 15 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 52 Mins 45 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:49 – 05:37
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:25 – 06:26
Abhijit Muhūrta12:05 – 12:54
Vijaya Muhūrta14:31 – 15:19
Godhūli Muhūrta18:21 – 18:45
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:33 – 19:03
Amṛta Kāla18:18 – 20:03
Niśīta Muhūrta00:05 – 00:54

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:31 – 17:02
Yamaganda09:28 – 10:59
Gulika Kāla12:30 – 14:00
Varjyam06:56 – 07:16
Dur Muhūrta 09:16 – 09:40

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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 · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:26 – 07:57 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:57 – 09:28 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:28 – 10:59 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:59 – 12:30 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:30 – 14:00 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla14:00 – 15:31 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:31 – 17:02 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:02 – 18:33 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:33 – 20:02 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:02 – 21:31 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:31 – 23:00 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg23:00 – 00:30 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:30 – 01:59 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:59 – 03:28 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:28 – 04:57 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:57 – 06:26 (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 Year5129
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873386.27
Julian Day2461851.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2472°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)301.60°
🪷 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 (24.2472°), declination 0.38°, EoT -7.84 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: 2028-03-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)