पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · December 25, 3138 BCE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: -3080
Śaka Saṁvat: -3215
Bengali Saṁvat: -3730
Malayalam Era: -3961
Nanakshahi: -4606
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Kṛttikā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya307.96°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
चन्द्र Candra36.18°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala102.56°KarkaPuṣya P3
बुध Budha319.99°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati6.09°MeṣaAśvinī P2
शुक्र Śukra308.76°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
शनि Śani285.57°MakaraŚravaṇa P2

Durban, South Africa — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:55 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:57 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:56 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:36 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:03 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 01 Mins 49 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 58 Mins 11 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:03 – 03:59
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:45 – 04:55
Abhijit Muhūrta11:28 – 12:24
Vijaya Muhūrta14:17 – 15:13
Godhūli Muhūrta18:45 – 19:09
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:57 – 19:32
Amṛta Kāla18:42 – 20:27
Niśīta Muhūrta23:28 – 00:24

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:42 – 15:27
Yamaganda04:55 – 06:41
Gulika Kāla08:26 – 10:11
Varjyam05:31 – 05:53
Dur Muhūrta 08:12 – 08:40

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
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):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha04:55 – 06:41 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga06:41 – 08:26 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:26 – 10:11 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:11 – 11:56 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:56 – 13:42 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:42 – 15:27 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:27 – 17:12 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha17:12 – 18:57 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:57 – 20:12 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla20:12 – 21:27 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:27 – 22:42 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:42 – 23:56 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:56 – 01:11 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:11 – 02:26 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:26 – 03:41 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta03:41 – 04:55 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī + Kṛttikā)
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year-35
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)-12838.73
Julian Day575626.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)-47.8938°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)88.22°
🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Engine: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate
Method: Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equation
Tier-2 city localization: spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanamsa (-47.8938°), declination -23.06°, EoT -0.49 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 at: 2026-05-14T04:46:20.383Z