पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · April 23, 2012 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
- वैशाखी · Baisakhi (Vaiśākhī)Regional
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.65 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
प्रसादे सर्वदुःखानां हानिरस्योपजायते।
प्रसन्नचेतसो ह्याशु बुद्धिः पर्यवतिष्ठते।।2.65।।
प्रसन्नचेतसो ह्याशु बुद्धिः पर्यवतिष्ठते।।2.65।।
"2.65 Having attained Peace, he becomes free from misery; for when the mind gains peace, right discrimination follows." — Shri Purohit Swami
📜 तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions
Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2069 Viśvāvasu
Śaka Saṁvat: 1934 Nandana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1419
Malayalam Era: 1188
Nanakshahi: 543
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)
🌙 पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs (the time-elements)
| तिथि (Tithi) | Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30) |
|---|---|
| नक्षत्र (Nakshatra) | Kṛttikā Pada 2 |
| योग (Yoga) | Āyuṣmān |
| करण (Karaṇa) | Kaulava |
| वार (Vāra) | Somavāra (Monday) |
🪐 सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)
| Graha | Longitude | Rāśi | Nakshatra |
|---|---|---|---|
| सूर्य Sūrya | 9.27° | Meṣa | Aśvinī P3 |
| चन्द्र Candra | 28.07° | Meṣa | Kṛttikā P1 |
| मङ्गल Maṅgala | 129.93° | Siṃha | Maghā P3 |
| बुध Budha | 342.09° | Mīna | Uttara Bhādrapadā P3 |
| गुरु Bṛhaspati | 24.10° | Meṣa | Bharaṇī P4 |
| शुक्र Śukra | 51.56° | Vṛṣabha | Rohiṇī P4 |
| शनि Śani | 181.36° | Tulā | Citrā P3 |
☀️ Durban, South Africa — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · UTC+2)
| Sūryodaya (Sunrise) | 06:20 UTC+2 |
|---|---|
| Sūryāsta (Sunset) | 17:29 UTC+2 |
| Madhyāhna (Solar Noon) | 11:54 UTC+2 |
| Candrodaya (Moonrise) | 07:50 UTC+2 |
| Candrāsta (Moonset) | 18:29 UTC+2 |
| Dinamāna (Day Duration) | 11 Hours 08 Mins 54 Secs |
| Rātrimāna (Night Duration) | 12 Hours 51 Mins 06 Secs |
✨ शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings
| Brahma Muhūrta | 04:51 – 05:35 |
|---|---|
| Prātaḥ Sandhyā | 05:24 – 06:20 |
| Abhijit Muhūrta | 11:32 – 12:17 |
| Vijaya Muhūrta | 13:46 – 14:30 |
| Godhūli Muhūrta | 17:17 – 17:41 |
| Sāyāhna Sandhyā | 17:29 – 17:57 |
| Amṛta Kāla | 17:14 – 18:59 |
| Niśīta Muhūrta | 23:32 – 00:17 |
⚠️ अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)
| Rāhu Kāla | 07:43 – 09:07 |
|---|---|
| Yamaganda | 10:31 – 11:54 |
| Gulika Kāla | 13:18 – 14:42 |
| Varjyam | 06:48 – 07:06 |
| Dur Muhūrta | 08:56 – 09:18 |
🧭 दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa
Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
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
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha
🕉️ चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows
| Day-1 Amṛta | 06:20 – 07:43 (auspicious) |
|---|---|
| Day-2 Kāla | 07:43 – 09:07 (inauspicious) |
| Day-3 Śubha | 09:07 – 10:31 (auspicious) |
| Day-4 Roga | 10:31 – 11:54 (inauspicious) |
| Day-5 Udveg | 11:54 – 13:18 (inauspicious) |
| Day-6 Chala | 13:18 – 14:42 (neutral) |
| Day-7 Labha | 14:42 – 16:05 (auspicious) |
| Day-8 Amṛta | 16:05 – 17:29 (auspicious) |
Choghaḍiyā Night Windows
| Night-1 Chala | 17:29 – 19:05 (neutral) |
|---|---|
| Night-2 Labha | 19:05 – 20:42 (auspicious) |
| Night-3 Amṛta | 20:42 – 22:18 (auspicious) |
| Night-4 Kāla | 22:18 – 23:54 (inauspicious) |
| Night-5 Śubha | 23:54 – 01:31 (auspicious) |
| Night-6 Roga | 01:31 – 03:07 (inauspicious) |
| Night-7 Udveg | 03:07 – 04:43 (inauspicious) |
| Night-8 Chala | 04:43 – 06:20 (neutral) |
🌐 Coordinates
Latitude: -29.8587°
Longitude: 31.0218°
Timezone: UTC+2
🚶 आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.
🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance
Today's Śukla Dvitīyā + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04 — Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)
-3137-12-25 — Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)
🌌 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 | 5114 · Kali-5114 |
|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch) | 1867575.27 · 5113.2 years since 3102 BCE Ujjain midnight |
| Julian Day | 2456040.770833 · universal astronomical day-count |
| Ayanāṁśa (Lahiri) | 24.0249° · precession offset · grows ~50.29″/yr |
| Sun-Moon angle (elongation) | 21.28° · determines today's tithi (12° = 1 tithi · so 2/30) |
🪷 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 (24.0249°) · declination 12.61° · EoT 1.60 min · verified ±1 min vs DrikpanchangLineage: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:2012-04-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness · ETag/304 enabled)