पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · October 3, 3138 BCE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: -3080
Śaka Saṁvat: -3215
Bengali Saṁvat: -3730
Malayalam Era: -3961
Nanakshahi: -4606
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya222.98°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
चन्द्र Candra23.43°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala114.26°KarkaĀśleṣā P3
बुध Budha225.89°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati0.60°MeṣaAśvinī P1
शुक्र Śukra204.07°TulāViśākhā P2
शनि Śani276.33°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:45 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:43 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:44 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:01 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:51 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 58 Mins 43 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 01 Mins 17 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:09 – 04:57
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:45 – 05:45
Abhijit Muhūrta11:20 – 12:08
Vijaya Muhūrta13:44 – 14:32
Godhūli Muhūrta17:31 – 17:55
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:43 – 18:13
Amṛta Kāla17:28 – 19:13
Niśīta Muhūrta23:20 – 00:08

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:14 – 11:44
Yamaganda14:44 – 16:14
Gulika Kāla07:15 – 08:44
Varjyam06:15 – 06:34
Dur Muhūrta 08:32 – 08:56

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:45 – 07:15 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:15 – 08:44 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:44 – 10:14 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:14 – 11:44 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:44 – 13:14 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:14 – 14:44 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:44 – 16:14 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:14 – 17:43 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:43 – 19:14 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:14 – 20:44 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:44 – 22:14 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:14 – 23:44 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:44 – 01:14 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:14 – 02:44 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:44 – 04:15 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:15 – 05:45 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: -29.8587°
Longitude: 31.0218°
Timezone: UTC+2

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 Year-35
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)-12921.73
Julian Day575543.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)-47.8970°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)160.44°
🪷 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 (-47.8970°), declination 1.95°, EoT 11.79 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: -3137-10-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)