पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · August 29, 2011 CE

Also observed today

सिंह सङ्क्रान्ति · Siṁha SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 16.4 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga

दम्भो दर्पोऽभिमानश्च क्रोधः पारुष्यमेव च।अज्ञानं चाभिजातस्य पार्थ सम्पदमासुरीम्।।16.4।।

"16.4 Hypocrisy, pride, insolence, cruelty, ignorance belong to him who is born of the godless qualities." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 16.4's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2068 Krodhi

Śaka Saṁvat: 1933 Khara

Bengali Saṁvat: 1418

Malayalam Era: 1187

Nanakshahi: 542

Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)

Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Maghā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)	Nāga
वार (Vāra)	Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	131.36°	Siṃha	Maghā P4
चन्द्र Candra	130.19°	Siṃha	Maghā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	82.59°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P1
बुध Budha	114.85°	Karka	Aśleṣā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	16.23°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P1
शुक्र Śukra	134.67°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P1
शनि Śani	170.59°	Kanyā	Hasta P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:15 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:38 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:56 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	06:12 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)	17:31 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 23 Mins 32 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 36 Mins 28 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:44 – 05:29
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:18 – 06:15
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:34 – 12:19
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:50 – 14:36
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:26 – 17:50
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:38 – 18:07
Amṛta Kāla	17:23 – 19:08
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:34 – 00:19

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	07:40 – 09:06
Yamaganda	10:31 – 11:56
Gulika Kāla	13:22 – 14:47
Varjyam	06:43 – 07:01
Dur Muhūrta	08:54 – 09:17

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: West

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta	06:15 – 07:40 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla	07:40 – 09:06 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha	09:06 – 10:31 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga	10:31 – 11:56 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg	11:56 – 13:22 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala	13:22 – 14:47 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha	14:47 – 16:13 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta	16:13 – 17:38 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala	17:38 – 19:13 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha	19:13 – 20:47 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta	20:47 – 22:22 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla	22:22 – 23:56 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha	23:56 – 01:31 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga	01:31 – 03:06 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg	03:06 – 04:40 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala	04:40 – 06:15 (neutral)

Coordinates

Latitude: -29.8587°

Longitude: 31.0218°

Timezone: UTC+2

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Candra Walk (चन्द्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā + Maghā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-20 — Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5113
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1867337.27
Julian Day	2455802.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0158°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	357.69°

🪷 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 (24.0158°), declination 9.54°, EoT -0.50 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: 2011-08-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)