पञ्चाङ्ग — Sabarimalā (Ayyappa) · December 19, 2028 CE

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BG 16.17 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga

आत्मसम्भाविताः स्तब्धा धनमानमदान्विताः।यजन्ते नामयज्ञैस्ते दम्भेनाविधिपूर्वकम्।।16.17।।

"16.17 Self-conceited, stubborn, rich, proud and insolent, they make a display of their patronage, disregarding the rules of decency." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 16.17's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2085 Durmati

Śaka Saṁvat: 1950 Kīlaka

Bengali Saṁvat: 1435

Malayalam Era: 1204

Nanakshahi: 559

Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)

Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Śravaṇa Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)	Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	243.40°	Dhanu	Mūla P2
चन्द्र Candra	279.25°	Makara	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	154.24°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P3
बुध Budha	258.73°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	178.95°	Kanyā	Citrā P2
शुक्र Śukra	220.21°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P3
शनि Śani	10.40°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:32 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:07 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:19 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	08:54 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	20:32 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 34 Mins 21 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 25 Mins 39 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:00 – 05:46
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:34 – 06:32
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:56 – 12:43
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:15 – 15:01
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:55 – 18:19
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:07 – 18:35
Amṛta Kāla	17:52 – 19:37
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:56 – 00:43

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	15:13 – 16:40
Yamaganda	09:26 – 10:53
Gulika Kāla	12:19 – 13:46
Varjyam	07:01 – 07:20
Dur Muhūrta	09:14 – 09:37

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)

Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga	06:32 – 07:59 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	07:59 – 09:26 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	09:26 – 10:53 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	10:53 – 12:19 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	12:19 – 13:46 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	13:46 – 15:13 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	15:13 – 16:40 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	16:40 – 18:07 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	18:07 – 19:40 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	19:40 – 21:13 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	21:13 – 22:46 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	22:46 – 00:19 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	00:19 – 01:53 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	01:53 – 03:26 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	03:26 – 04:59 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	04:59 – 06:32 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 9.4376°

Longitude: 77.0808°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Maṅgala Walk (मङ्गल यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1873659.27
Julian Day	2462124.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2576°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	37.62°

🪷 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 (24.2576°), declination -23.42°, EoT 2.32 min · verified ±1 min vs Drikpanchang
Lineage: Bhṛgu → Vyāsa → Āryabhaṭa → Brahmagupta → Bhāskara II → Mādhava → Parameśvara → Nīlakaṇṭha → Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate
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Computed for: 2028-12-19 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)