पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · April 10, 563 BCE

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Also observed today

प्रदोष व्रत · Pradoṣa VrataShaiva

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: -505

Śaka Saṁvat: -640

Bengali Saṁvat: -1155

Malayalam Era: -1386

Nanakshahi: -2031

Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Citrā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)	Taitila
वार (Vāra)	Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	30.58°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P2
चन्द्र Candra	183.80°	Tulā	Citrā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	3.31°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P1
बुध Budha	35.62°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	22.84°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra	73.49°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P3
शनि Śani	47.54°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P3

Durban, South Africa — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · UTC+2)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:11 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:45 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:58 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	16:15 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)	04:06 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 33 Mins 59 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 26 Mins 01 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:38 – 05:24
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:13 – 06:11
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:34 – 12:21
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:53 – 14:39
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:33 – 17:57
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:45 – 18:13
Amṛta Kāla	17:30 – 19:15
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:34 – 00:21

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	11:58 – 13:24
Yamaganda	07:37 – 09:04
Gulika Kāla	10:31 – 11:58
Varjyam	06:39 – 06:58
Dur Muhūrta	08:52 – 09:16

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: North

Rāhu Vāsa: South-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

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

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha	06:11 – 07:37 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta	07:37 – 09:04 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla	09:04 – 10:31 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha	10:31 – 11:58 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga	11:58 – 13:24 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg	13:24 – 14:51 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala	14:51 – 16:18 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha	16:18 – 17:45 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg	17:45 – 19:18 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala	19:18 – 20:51 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha	20:51 – 22:24 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta	22:24 – 23:58 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla	23:58 – 01:31 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha	01:31 – 03:04 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga	03:04 – 04:37 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg	04:37 – 06:11 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: -29.8587°

Longitude: 31.0218°

Timezone: UTC+2

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Budha Walk (बुध यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	2540
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	927421.27
Julian Day	1515886.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	-11.9324°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	153.21°

🪷 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 (-11.9324°), declination 7.31°, EoT -1.61 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: -0562-04-10 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)