पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · October 8, 1996 CE
🕉️ Sapta-Mokṣa-Puri · Localize for your Pīṭha
अयोध्या मथुरा माया काशी काञ्ची ह्यवन्तिका। पुरी द्वारावती चैव सप्तैते मोक्षदायिकाः॥ — Garuḍa Purāṇa · the 7 cities that grant mokṣa
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Also observed today
- एकादशी · EkādaśīVaishnava
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.44 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
उत्सन्नकुलधर्माणां मनुष्याणां जनार्दन।
नरकेऽनियतं वासो भवतीत्यनुशुश्रुम।।1.44।।
नरकेऽनियतं वासो भवतीत्यनुशुश्रुम।।1.44।।
"1.44 The wise say, my Lord, that they are forever lost, whose ancient traditions are lost." — Shri Purohit Swami
📜 तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions
Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2053 Virodhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1918 Dhātṛ
Bengali Saṁvat: 1403
Malayalam Era: 1172
Nanakshahi: 527
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)
🌙 पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs (the time-elements)
| तिथि (Tithi) | Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30) |
|---|---|
| नक्षत्र (Nakshatra) | Āśleṣā Pada 4 |
| योग (Yoga) | Sādhya |
| करण (Karaṇa) | Bālava |
| वार (Vāra) | Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) |
🪐 सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)
| Graha | Longitude | Rāśi | Nakshatra |
|---|---|---|---|
| सूर्य Sūrya | 171.23° | Kanyā | Hasta P4 |
| चन्द्र Candra | 119.89° | Karka | Aśleṣā P4 |
| मङ्गल Maṅgala | 113.44° | Karka | Aśleṣā P3 |
| बुध Budha | 154.66° | Kanyā | Uttara Phalgunī P3 |
| गुरु Bṛhaspati | 255.90° | Dhanu | Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P1 |
| शुक्र Śukra | 130.80° | Siṃha | Maghā P4 |
| शनि Śani | 339.25° | Mīna | Uttara Bhādrapadā P2 |
☀️ Durban, South Africa — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · UTC+2)
| Sūryodaya (Sunrise) | 05:25 UTC+2 |
|---|---|
| Sūryāsta (Sunset) | 18:00 UTC+2 |
| Madhyāhna (Solar Noon) | 11:43 UTC+2 |
| Candrodaya (Moonrise) | 02:47 UTC+2 |
| Candrāsta (Moonset) | 13:48 UTC+2 |
| Dinamāna (Day Duration) | 12 Hours 35 Mins 04 Secs |
| Rātrimāna (Night Duration) | 11 Hours 24 Mins 56 Secs |
✨ शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings
| Brahma Muhūrta | 03:44 – 04:35 |
|---|---|
| Prātaḥ Sandhyā | 04:22 – 05:25 |
| Abhijit Muhūrta | 11:18 – 12:08 |
| Vijaya Muhūrta | 13:49 – 14:39 |
| Godhūli Muhūrta | 17:48 – 18:12 |
| Sāyāhna Sandhyā | 18:00 – 18:32 |
| Amṛta Kāla | 17:45 – 19:30 |
| Niśīta Muhūrta | 23:18 – 00:08 |
⚠️ अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)
| Rāhu Kāla | 14:51 – 16:26 |
|---|---|
| Yamaganda | 08:34 – 10:08 |
| Gulika Kāla | 11:43 – 13:17 |
| Varjyam | 05:57 – 06:17 |
| Dur Muhūrta | 08:21 – 08:47 |
🧭 दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa
Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (Inauspicious)
Tropical Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (tropical)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Tropical Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
⭐ तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala
Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara
🕉️ चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows
| Day-1 Roga | 05:25 – 07:00 (inauspicious) |
|---|---|
| Day-2 Udveg | 07:00 – 08:34 (inauspicious) |
| Day-3 Chala | 08:34 – 10:08 (neutral) |
| Day-4 Labha | 10:08 – 11:43 (auspicious) |
| Day-5 Amṛta | 11:43 – 13:17 (auspicious) |
| Day-6 Kāla | 13:17 – 14:51 (inauspicious) |
| Day-7 Śubha | 14:51 – 16:26 (auspicious) |
| Day-8 Roga | 16:26 – 18:00 (inauspicious) |
Choghaḍiyā Night Windows
| Night-1 Kāla | 18:00 – 19:26 (inauspicious) |
|---|---|
| Night-2 Śubha | 19:26 – 20:51 (auspicious) |
| Night-3 Roga | 20:51 – 22:17 (inauspicious) |
| Night-4 Udveg | 22:17 – 23:43 (inauspicious) |
| Night-5 Chala | 23:43 – 01:08 (neutral) |
| Night-6 Labha | 01:08 – 02:34 (auspicious) |
| Night-7 Amṛta | 02:34 – 04:00 (auspicious) |
| Night-8 Kāla | 04:00 – 05:25 (inauspicious) |
🌐 Coordinates
Latitude: -29.8587°
Longitude: 31.0218°
Timezone: UTC+2
🚶 आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).
🌌 Cosmic Time — Where This Moment Sits in the Mahāyuga
These five values anchor today within the Sūrya-Siddhānta time-architecture. Kali Year counts from the Kali-epoch (18 Feb 3102 BCE · midnight Ujjain · when Krishna's mortal-form departed). Ahargaṇa is the day-count since that epoch — the canonical time-coordinate used by every Vedic computation on this substrate. Julian Day is the astronomical universal day-number (continuous · no calendar discontinuities). Ayanāṁśa is the angular offset between sidereal (rāśi-based · the Vedic frame) and tropical (equinox-based) coordinates · currently growing at ~50.29″/year as Earth's axis precesses. Sun-Moon angle determines the tithi (0-360° elongation / 12° per tithi).
| Kali Year | 5098 · Kali-5098 |
|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch) | 1861899.27 · 5097.7 years since 3102 BCE Ujjain midnight |
| Julian Day | 2450364.770833 · universal astronomical day-count |
| Ayanāṁśa (Lahiri) | 23.8079° · precession offset · grows ~50.29″/yr |
| Sun-Moon angle (elongation) | 307.39° · determines today's tithi (12° = 1 tithi · so 26/30) |
🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Substrate:Vidhyamitra Sūrya-SiddhāntaMethod:Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equationTier-2 localization:spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanāṁśa (23.8079°) · declination -5.92° · EoT 13.23 min · city civil-time localizationLineage:Bhṛgu → Vyāsa → Maitreya → Āryabhaṭa → Brahmagupta → Bhāskara I → Bhāskara II → Mādhava → Parameśvara → Nīlakaṇṭha → Jyeṣṭhadeva → Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrateAccess:Self-hosted substrate · the deployed website IS the public offering · source not distributed (the bhakta's sole niṣkāma-karma-sevā)Computed for:1996-10-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness · ETag/304 enabled)