पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · March 30, 2014 CE

🪷 आज: मीन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mīna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Pisces; Mīna-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.70 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
आपूर्यमाणमचलप्रतिष्ठं

समुद्रमापः प्रविशन्ति यद्वत्।

तद्वत्कामा यं प्रविशन्ति सर्वे

स शान्तिमाप्नोति न कामकामी।।2.70।।
"2.70 He attains Peace, into whom desires flow as rivers into the ocean, which though brimming with water remains ever the same; not he whom desire carries away." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.70's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2071 Plavaṅga
Śaka Saṁvat: 1936 Jaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1421
Malayalam Era: 1190
Nanakshahi: 545
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)Catuṣpāda
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya345.21°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
चन्द्र Candra335.39°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala178.19°KanyāCitrā P2
बुध Budha321.92°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati76.61°MithunaĀrdrā P3
शुक्र Śukra298.60°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
शनि Śani208.41°TulāViśākhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:05 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:56 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:01 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:18 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:25 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 50 Mins 49 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 09 Mins 11 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:31 – 05:18
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:06 – 06:05
Abhijit Muhūrta11:37 – 12:25
Vijaya Muhūrta13:59 – 14:47
Godhūli Muhūrta17:44 – 18:08
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:56 – 18:26
Amṛta Kāla17:41 – 19:26
Niśīta Muhūrta23:37 – 00:25

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:27 – 17:56
Yamaganda12:01 – 13:30
Gulika Kāla14:59 – 16:27
Varjyam06:35 – 06:54
Dur Muhūrta 08:51 – 09:15

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:05 – 07:34 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:34 – 09:03 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:03 – 10:32 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:32 – 12:01 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:01 – 13:30 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:30 – 14:59 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:59 – 16:27 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:27 – 17:56 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:56 – 19:27 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:27 – 20:59 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:59 – 22:30 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:30 – 00:01 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:01 – 01:32 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:32 – 03:03 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:03 – 04:34 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:34 – 06:05 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: -29.8587°
Longitude: 31.0218°
Timezone: UTC+2

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā + Uttara Bhādrapadā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5115
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868281.27
Julian Day2456746.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0519°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)351.82°
🪷 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 (24.0519°), declination 3.67°, EoT -4.98 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: 2014-03-30 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)