पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · February 13, 2002 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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🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 17.1 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाचये शास्त्रविधिमुत्सृज्य यजन्ते श्रद्धयाऽन्विताः।तेषां निष्ठा तु का कृष्ण सत्त्वमाहो रजस्तमः।।17.1।।
"17.1 "Arjuna asked: My Lord! Those who do acts of sacrifice, not according to the scriptures but nevertheless with implicit faith, what is their condition? Is it one of Purity, of Passion or of Ignorance?" — Shri Purohit Swami
📜 तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions
Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2059 Manmatha
Śaka Saṁvat: 1924 Citrabhānu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1409
Malayalam Era: 1178
Nanakshahi: 533
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)
🌙 पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs (the time-elements)
| तिथि (Tithi) | Śukla Pratipada (1/30) |
|---|---|
| नक्षत्र (Nakshatra) | Śatabhiṣā Pada 2 |
| योग (Yoga) | Parigha |
| करण (Karaṇa) | Bava |
| वार (Vāra) | Budhavāra (Wednesday) |
🪐 सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)
| Graha | Longitude | Rāśi | Nakshatra |
|---|---|---|---|
| सूर्य Sūrya | 300.28° | Kumbha | Dhaniṣṭhā P3 |
| चन्द्र Candra | 308.04° | Kumbha | Śatabhiṣā P1 |
| मङ्गल Maṅgala | 354.29° | Mīna | Revatī P3 |
| बुध Budha | 275.71° | Makara | Uttara Āṣāḍhā P3 |
| गुरु Bṛhaspati | 72.10° | Mithuna | Ārdrā P2 |
| शुक्र Śukra | 307.34° | Kumbha | Śatabhiṣā P1 |
| शनि Śani | 44.07° | Vṛṣabha | Rohiṇī P2 |
☀️ Durban, South Africa — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · UTC+2)
| Sūryodaya (Sunrise) | 05:35 UTC+2 |
|---|---|
| Sūryāsta (Sunset) | 18:46 UTC+2 |
| Madhyāhna (Solar Noon) | 12:11 UTC+2 |
| Candrodaya (Moonrise) | 06:14 UTC+2 |
| Candrāsta (Moonset) | 19:09 UTC+2 |
| Dinamāna (Day Duration) | 13 Hours 11 Mins 12 Secs |
| Rātrimāna (Night Duration) | 10 Hours 48 Mins 48 Secs |
✨ शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings
| Brahma Muhūrta | 03:49 – 04:42 |
|---|---|
| Prātaḥ Sandhyā | 04:29 – 05:35 |
| Abhijit Muhūrta | 11:44 – 12:37 |
| Vijaya Muhūrta | 14:22 – 15:15 |
| Godhūli Muhūrta | 18:34 – 18:58 |
| Sāyāhna Sandhyā | 18:46 – 19:19 |
| Amṛta Kāla | 18:31 – 20:16 |
| Niśīta Muhūrta | 23:44 – 00:37 |
⚠️ अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)
| Rāhu Kāla | 12:11 – 13:49 |
|---|---|
| Yamaganda | 07:14 – 08:53 |
| Gulika Kāla | 10:32 – 12:11 |
| Varjyam | 06:08 – 06:29 |
| Dur Muhūrta | 08:40 – 09:06 |
🧭 दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa
Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Śrīvatsa (Auspicious)
Tropical Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Tropical Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
⭐ तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala
Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha
🕉️ चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows
| Day-1 Labha | 05:35 – 07:14 (auspicious) |
|---|---|
| Day-2 Amṛta | 07:14 – 08:53 (auspicious) |
| Day-3 Kāla | 08:53 – 10:32 (inauspicious) |
| Day-4 Śubha | 10:32 – 12:11 (auspicious) |
| Day-5 Roga | 12:11 – 13:49 (inauspicious) |
| Day-6 Udveg | 13:49 – 15:28 (inauspicious) |
| Day-7 Chala | 15:28 – 17:07 (neutral) |
| Day-8 Labha | 17:07 – 18:46 (auspicious) |
Choghaḍiyā Night Windows
| Night-1 Udveg | 18:46 – 20:07 (inauspicious) |
|---|---|
| Night-2 Chala | 20:07 – 21:28 (neutral) |
| Night-3 Labha | 21:28 – 22:49 (auspicious) |
| Night-4 Amṛta | 22:49 – 00:11 (auspicious) |
| Night-5 Kāla | 00:11 – 01:32 (inauspicious) |
| Night-6 Śubha | 01:32 – 02:53 (auspicious) |
| Night-7 Roga | 02:53 – 04:14 (inauspicious) |
| Night-8 Udveg | 04:14 – 05:35 (inauspicious) |
🌐 Coordinates
Latitude: -29.8587°
Longitude: 31.0218°
Timezone: UTC+2
🚶 आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).
🌌 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 | 5103 · Kali-5103 |
|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch) | 1863853.27 · 5103.1 years since 3102 BCE Ujjain midnight |
| Julian Day | 2452318.770833 · universal astronomical day-count |
| Ayanāṁśa (Lahiri) | 23.8826° · precession offset · grows ~50.29″/yr |
| Sun-Moon angle (elongation) | 9.83° · determines today's tithi (12° = 1 tithi · so 1/30) |
🪷 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 (23.8826°) · declination -13.47° · EoT -14.60 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:2002-02-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness · ETag/304 enabled)