पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · December 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
- धनु सङ्क्रान्ति · Dhanu SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 9.18 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
गतिर्भर्ता प्रभुः साक्षी निवासः शरणं सुहृत्।
प्रभवः प्रलयः स्थानं निधानं बीजमव्ययम्।।9.18।।
प्रभवः प्रलयः स्थानं निधानं बीजमव्ययम्।।9.18।।
"9.18 I am the Goal, the Sustainer, the Lord, the Witness, the Home, the Shelter, the Lover and the Origin; I am Life and Death; I am the Fountain and the Seed Imperishable." — Shri Purohit Swami
📜 तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions
Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2069 Viśvāvasu
Śaka Saṁvat: 1934 Nandana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1419
Malayalam Era: 1188
Nanakshahi: 543
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)
🌙 पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs (the time-elements)
| तिथि (Tithi) | Śukla Daśamī (10/30) |
|---|---|
| नक्षत्र (Nakshatra) | Aśvinī Pada 2 |
| योग (Yoga) | Śiva |
| करण (Karaṇa) | Gara |
| वार (Vāra) | Ravivāra (Sunday) |
🪐 सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)
| Graha | Longitude | Rāśi | Nakshatra |
|---|---|---|---|
| सूर्य Sūrya | 247.57° | Dhanu | Mūla P3 |
| चन्द्र Candra | 9.25° | Meṣa | Aśvinī P3 |
| मङ्गल Maṅgala | 273.50° | Makara | Uttara Āṣāḍhā P3 |
| बुध Budha | 232.75° | Vṛścika | Jyeṣṭhā P2 |
| गुरु Bṛhaspati | 44.28° | Vṛṣabha | Rohiṇī P2 |
| शुक्र Śukra | 224.36° | Vṛścika | Anurādhā P4 |
| शनि Śani | 194.50° | Tulā | Svātī P3 |
☀️ Durban, South Africa — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · UTC+2)
| Sūryodaya (Sunrise) | 04:54 UTC+2 |
|---|---|
| Sūryāsta (Sunset) | 18:57 UTC+2 |
| Madhyāhna (Solar Noon) | 11:55 UTC+2 |
| Candrodaya (Moonrise) | 14:29 UTC+2 |
| Candrāsta (Moonset) | 01:35 UTC+2 |
| Dinamāna (Day Duration) | 14 Hours 03 Mins 53 Secs |
| Rātrimāna (Night Duration) | 9 Hours 56 Mins 07 Secs |
✨ शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings
| Brahma Muhūrta | 03:01 – 03:57 |
|---|---|
| Prātaḥ Sandhyā | 03:43 – 04:54 |
| Abhijit Muhūrta | 11:27 – 12:24 |
| Vijaya Muhūrta | 14:16 – 15:12 |
| Godhūli Muhūrta | 18:45 – 19:09 |
| Sāyāhna Sandhyā | 18:57 – 19:33 |
| Amṛta Kāla | 18:42 – 20:27 |
| Niśīta Muhūrta | 23:27 – 00:24 |
⚠️ अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)
| Rāhu Kāla | 17:12 – 18:57 |
|---|---|
| Yamaganda | 11:55 – 13:41 |
| Gulika Kāla | 15:26 – 17:12 |
| Varjyam | 05:29 – 05:51 |
| Dur Muhūrta | 08:10 – 08:39 |
🧭 दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa
Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
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):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha
🕉️ चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows
| Day-1 Udveg | 04:54 – 06:39 (inauspicious) |
|---|---|
| Day-2 Chala | 06:39 – 08:24 (neutral) |
| Day-3 Labha | 08:24 – 10:10 (auspicious) |
| Day-4 Amṛta | 10:10 – 11:55 (auspicious) |
| Day-5 Kāla | 11:55 – 13:41 (inauspicious) |
| Day-6 Śubha | 13:41 – 15:26 (auspicious) |
| Day-7 Roga | 15:26 – 17:12 (inauspicious) |
| Day-8 Udveg | 17:12 – 18:57 (inauspicious) |
Choghaḍiyā Night Windows
| Night-1 Śubha | 18:57 – 20:12 (auspicious) |
|---|---|
| Night-2 Roga | 20:12 – 21:26 (inauspicious) |
| Night-3 Udveg | 21:26 – 22:41 (inauspicious) |
| Night-4 Chala | 22:41 – 23:55 (neutral) |
| Night-5 Labha | 23:55 – 01:10 (auspicious) |
| Night-6 Amṛta | 01:10 – 02:24 (auspicious) |
| Night-7 Kāla | 02:24 – 03:39 (inauspicious) |
| Night-8 Śubha | 03:39 – 04:54 (auspicious) |
🌐 Coordinates
Latitude: -29.8587°
Longitude: 31.0218°
Timezone: UTC+2
🚶 आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).
🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance
Today's Śukla Daśamī + 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) | 1867819.27 · 5113.9 years since 3102 BCE Ujjain midnight |
| Julian Day | 2456284.770833 · universal astronomical day-count |
| Ayanāṁśa (Lahiri) | 24.0343° · precession offset · grows ~50.29″/yr |
| Sun-Moon angle (elongation) | 119.14° · determines today's tithi (12° = 1 tithi · so 10/30) |
🪷 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 (24.0343°) · declination -23.43° · EoT 0.44 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:2012-12-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness · ETag/304 enabled)