पञ्चाङ्ग — Sabarimalā (Ayyappa) · January 17, 2035 CE

🪷 आज: मकर सङ्क्रान्ति — Makara Saṅkrānti (Uttarāyaṇa)
Sun enters Capricorn; Uttarāyaṇa (north-going) begins. Bhīṣma's chosen mahaprasthāna time.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.4 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
अत्र शूरा महेष्वासा भीमार्जुनसमा युधि।

युयुधानो विराटश्च द्रुपदश्च महारथः।।1.4।।
"1.4 In it are heroes and great bowmen; the equals in battle of Arjuna and Bheema, Yuyudhana, Virata and Drupada, great soldiers all;" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.4's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2092 Vibhava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1957 Rākṣasa
Bengali Saṁvat: 1442
Malayalam Era: 1211
Nanakshahi: 566
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Aśvinī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya272.39°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra0.34°MeṣaAśvinī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala218.82°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
बुध Budha288.16°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati342.89°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
शुक्र Śukra225.69°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
शनि Śani97.62°KarkaPuṣya P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:43 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:21 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:32 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:15 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:32 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 38 Mins 16 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 21 Mins 44 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:09 – 05:56
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:44 – 06:43
Abhijit Muhūrta12:08 – 12:55
Vijaya Muhūrta14:28 – 15:15
Godhūli Muhūrta18:09 – 18:33
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:21 – 18:50
Amṛta Kāla18:06 – 19:51
Niśīta Muhūrta00:08 – 00:55

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:32 – 13:59
Yamaganda08:10 – 09:37
Gulika Kāla11:04 – 12:32
Varjyam07:12 – 07:30
Dur Muhūrta 09:25 – 09:49

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:43 – 08:10 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:10 – 09:37 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:37 – 11:04 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha11:04 – 12:32 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:32 – 13:59 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:59 – 15:26 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:26 – 16:54 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:54 – 18:21 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:21 – 19:54 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:54 – 21:26 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:26 – 22:59 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:59 – 00:32 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:32 – 02:04 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha02:04 – 03:37 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:37 – 05:10 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:10 – 06:43 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)
-3101-02-18Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5136
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1875879.27
Julian Day2464344.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.3425°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)90.66°
🪷 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 (24.3425°), declination -20.81°, EoT -10.03 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: 2035-01-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)