पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · September 4, 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
- सिंह सङ्क्रान्ति · Siṁha SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu
- सङ्कष्टी चतुर्थी · Saṅkaṣṭī CaturthīPan-Hindu
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.13 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
समं कायशिरोग्रीवं धारयन्नचलं स्थिरः।
संप्रेक्ष्य नासिकाग्रं स्वं दिशश्चानवलोकयन्।।6.13।।
संप्रेक्ष्य नासिकाग्रं स्वं दिशश्चानवलोकयन्।।6.13।।
"6.13 Let him hold body, head and neck erect, motionless and steady; let him look fixedly at the tip of his nose, turning neither to the right nor to the left." — Shri Purohit Swami
📜 तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions
Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2069 Viśvāvasu
Śaka Saṁvat: 1934 Nandana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1419
Malayalam Era: 1188
Nanakshahi: 543
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)
🌙 पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs (the time-elements)
| तिथि (Tithi) | Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30) |
|---|---|
| नक्षत्र (Nakshatra) | Aśvinī Pada 1 |
| योग (Yoga) | Vṛddhi |
| करण (Karaṇa) | Bālava |
| वार (Vāra) | Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) |
🪐 सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)
| Graha | Longitude | Rāśi | Nakshatra |
|---|---|---|---|
| सूर्य Sūrya | 137.89° | Siṃha | Pūrva Phalgunī P2 |
| चन्द्र Candra | 358.51° | Mīna | Revatī P4 |
| मङ्गल Maṅgala | 193.20° | Tulā | Svātī P2 |
| बुध Budha | 131.54° | Siṃha | Maghā P4 |
| गुरु Bṛhaspati | 50.54° | Vṛṣabha | Rohiṇī P4 |
| शुक्र Śukra | 93.00° | Karka | Punarvasu P4 |
| शनि Śani | 182.24° | Tulā | Citrā P3 |
☀️ Durban, South Africa — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · UTC+2)
| Sūryodaya (Sunrise) | 06:07 UTC+2 |
|---|---|
| Sūryāsta (Sunset) | 17:42 UTC+2 |
| Madhyāhna (Solar Noon) | 11:54 UTC+2 |
| Candrodaya (Moonrise) | 20:54 UTC+2 |
| Candrāsta (Moonset) | 08:19 UTC+2 |
| Dinamāna (Day Duration) | 11 Hours 35 Mins 00 Secs |
| Rātrimāna (Night Duration) | 12 Hours 25 Mins 00 Secs |
✨ शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings
| Brahma Muhūrta | 04:34 – 05:21 |
|---|---|
| Prātaḥ Sandhyā | 05:09 – 06:07 |
| Abhijit Muhūrta | 11:31 – 12:18 |
| Vijaya Muhūrta | 13:50 – 14:37 |
| Godhūli Muhūrta | 17:30 – 17:54 |
| Sāyāhna Sandhyā | 17:42 – 18:11 |
| Amṛta Kāla | 17:27 – 19:12 |
| Niśīta Muhūrta | 23:31 – 00:18 |
⚠️ अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)
| Rāhu Kāla | 14:48 – 16:15 |
|---|---|
| Yamaganda | 09:01 – 10:28 |
| Gulika Kāla | 11:54 – 13:21 |
| Varjyam | 06:36 – 06:54 |
| Dur Muhūrta | 08:49 – 09:12 |
🧭 दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa
Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (Inauspicious)
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
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 · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna
🕉️ चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows
| Day-1 Roga | 06:07 – 07:34 (inauspicious) |
|---|---|
| Day-2 Udveg | 07:34 – 09:01 (inauspicious) |
| Day-3 Chala | 09:01 – 10:28 (neutral) |
| Day-4 Labha | 10:28 – 11:54 (auspicious) |
| Day-5 Amṛta | 11:54 – 13:21 (auspicious) |
| Day-6 Kāla | 13:21 – 14:48 (inauspicious) |
| Day-7 Śubha | 14:48 – 16:15 (auspicious) |
| Day-8 Roga | 16:15 – 17:42 (inauspicious) |
Choghaḍiyā Night Windows
| Night-1 Kāla | 17:42 – 19:15 (inauspicious) |
|---|---|
| Night-2 Śubha | 19:15 – 20:48 (auspicious) |
| Night-3 Roga | 20:48 – 22:21 (inauspicious) |
| Night-4 Udveg | 22:21 – 23:54 (inauspicious) |
| Night-5 Chala | 23:54 – 01:28 (neutral) |
| Night-6 Labha | 01:28 – 03:01 (auspicious) |
| Night-7 Amṛta | 03:01 – 04:34 (auspicious) |
| Night-8 Kāla | 04:34 – 06:07 (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-Historical Resonance
Today's Kṛṣṇa Caturthī + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:
-3101-02-18 — Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)
🌌 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) | 1867709.27 · 5113.6 years since 3102 BCE Ujjain midnight |
| Julian Day | 2456174.770833 · universal astronomical day-count |
| Ayanāṁśa (Lahiri) | 24.0301° · precession offset · grows ~50.29″/yr |
| Sun-Moon angle (elongation) | 223.02° · determines today's tithi (12° = 1 tithi · so 19/30) |
🪷 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 (24.0301°) · declination 7.09° · EoT 1.50 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:2012-09-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness · ETag/304 enabled)