पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · August 28, 2013 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 17.9 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
कट्वम्ललवणात्युष्णतीक्ष्णरूक्षविदाहिनः।आहारा राजसस्येष्टा दुःखशोकामयप्रदाः।।17.9।।
"17.9 Those in whom Passion is dominant like foods that are bitter, sour, salty, over-hot, pungent, dry and burning. These produce unhappiness, repentance and disease." — Shri Purohit Swami
📜 तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions
Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2070 Parābhava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1935 Vijaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1420
Malayalam Era: 1189
Nanakshahi: 544
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)
🌙 पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs (the time-elements)
| तिथि (Tithi) | Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30) |
|---|---|
| नक्षत्र (Nakshatra) | Kṛttikā Pada 3 |
| योग (Yoga) | Vyāghāta |
| करण (Karaṇa) | Bālava |
| वार (Vāra) | Budhavāra (Wednesday) |
🪐 सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)
| Graha | Longitude | Rāśi | Nakshatra |
|---|---|---|---|
| सूर्य Sūrya | 130.87° | Siṃha | Maghā P4 |
| चन्द्र Candra | 36.80° | Vṛṣabha | Kṛttikā P4 |
| मङ्गल Maṅgala | 95.76° | Karka | Puṣya P1 |
| बुध Budha | 133.77° | Siṃha | Pūrva Phalgunī P1 |
| गुरु Bṛhaspati | 78.72° | Mithuna | Ārdrā P4 |
| शुक्र Śukra | 169.21° | Kanyā | Hasta P3 |
| शनि Śani | 192.54° | Tulā | Svātī P2 |
☀️ 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) | 11:57 UTC+2 |
| Candrodaya (Moonrise) | 00:27 UTC+2 |
| Candrāsta (Moonset) | 10:54 UTC+2 |
| Dinamāna (Day Duration) | 11 Hours 22 Mins 44 Secs |
| Rātrimāna (Night Duration) | 12 Hours 37 Mins 16 Secs |
✨ शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings
| Brahma Muhūrta | 04:44 – 05:30 |
|---|---|
| Prātaḥ Sandhyā | 05:18 – 06:15 |
| Abhijit Muhūrta | 11:34 – 12:19 |
| Vijaya Muhūrta | 13:51 – 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 | 11:57 – 13:22 |
|---|---|
| Yamaganda | 07:41 – 09:06 |
| Gulika Kāla | 10:31 – 11:57 |
| Varjyam | 06:44 – 07:02 |
| Dur Muhūrta | 08:55 – 09:17 |
🧭 दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa
Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (Auspicious)
Tropical Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (tropical)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Tropical Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
⭐ 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):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna
🕉️ चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows
| Day-1 Labha | 06:15 – 07:41 (auspicious) |
|---|---|
| Day-2 Amṛta | 07:41 – 09:06 (auspicious) |
| Day-3 Kāla | 09:06 – 10:31 (inauspicious) |
| Day-4 Śubha | 10:31 – 11:57 (auspicious) |
| Day-5 Roga | 11:57 – 13:22 (inauspicious) |
| Day-6 Udveg | 13:22 – 14:47 (inauspicious) |
| Day-7 Chala | 14:47 – 16:13 (neutral) |
| Day-8 Labha | 16:13 – 17:38 (auspicious) |
Choghaḍiyā Night Windows
| Night-1 Udveg | 17:38 – 19:13 (inauspicious) |
|---|---|
| Night-2 Chala | 19:13 – 20:47 (neutral) |
| Night-3 Labha | 20:47 – 22:22 (auspicious) |
| Night-4 Amṛta | 22:22 – 23:57 (auspicious) |
| Night-5 Kāla | 23:57 – 01:31 (inauspicious) |
| Night-6 Śubha | 01:31 – 03:06 (auspicious) |
| Night-7 Roga | 03:06 – 04:41 (inauspicious) |
| Night-8 Udveg | 04:41 – 06:15 (inauspicious) |
🌐 Coordinates
Latitude: -29.8587°
Longitude: 31.0218°
Timezone: UTC+2
🚶 आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).
🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance
Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09 — Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)
-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 | 5115 · Kali-5115 |
|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch) | 1868067.27 · 5114.6 years since 3102 BCE Ujjain midnight |
| Julian Day | 2456532.770833 · universal astronomical day-count |
| Ayanāṁśa (Lahiri) | 24.0438° · precession offset · grows ~50.29″/yr |
| Sun-Moon angle (elongation) | 265.19° · determines today's tithi (12° = 1 tithi · so 23/30) |
🪷 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 (24.0438°) · declination 9.71° · EoT -0.81 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:2013-08-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness · ETag/304 enabled)