पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · October 1, 2014 CE

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 7.22 · Chapter 7 · ज्ञानविज्ञानयोग · Jñāna-Vijñāna-Yoga
स तया श्रद्धया युक्तस्तस्याराधनमीहते।

लभते च ततः कामान्मयैव विहितान् हि तान्।।7.22।।
"7.22 If he worships one form alone with real faith, then shall his desires be fulfilled through that only; for thus have I ordained." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 7.22's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2071 Plavaṅga
Śaka Saṁvat: 1936 Jaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1421
Malayalam Era: 1190
Nanakshahi: 545
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Saptamī (7/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya163.73°KanyāHasta P2
चन्द्र Candra243.90°DhanuMūla P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala227.46°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
बुध Budha187.55°TulāSvātī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati111.14°KarkaAśleṣā P2
शुक्र Śukra157.22°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
शनि Śani206.21°TulāViśākhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:34 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:56 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:45 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:05 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:06 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 21 Mins 55 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 38 Mins 05 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:55 – 04:44
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:32 – 05:34
Abhijit Muhūrta11:20 – 12:09
Vijaya Muhūrta13:48 – 14:38
Godhūli Muhūrta17:44 – 18:08
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:56 – 18:27
Amṛta Kāla17:41 – 19:26
Niśīta Muhūrta23:20 – 00:09

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:45 – 13:17
Yamaganda07:07 – 08:39
Gulika Kāla10:12 – 11:45
Varjyam06:05 – 06:24
Dur Muhūrta 08:27 – 08:52

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (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
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:34 – 07:07 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:07 – 08:39 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:39 – 10:12 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:12 – 11:45 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:45 – 13:17 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:17 – 14:50 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:50 – 16:23 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:23 – 17:56 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:56 – 19:23 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:23 – 20:50 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:50 – 22:17 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:17 – 23:45 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:45 – 01:12 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:12 – 02:39 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:39 – 04:07 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:07 – 05:34 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5116
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868466.27
Julian Day2456931.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0590°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)82.88°
🪷 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 (24.0590°), declination -3.09°, EoT 11.17 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: 2014-10-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)