पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · October 11, 2014 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 8.2 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
अधियज्ञः कथं कोऽत्र देहेऽस्मिन्मधुसूदन।
प्रयाणकाले च कथं ज्ञेयोऽसि नियतात्मभिः।।8.2।।
प्रयाणकाले च कथं ज्ञेयोऽसि नियतात्मभिः।।8.2।।
"8.2 Who is it who rules the spirit sacrifice in many; and at the time of death how may those who have learned self-control come to the knowledge of Thee?" — Shri Purohit Swami
📜 तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions
Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Kṛṣṇa 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 (the time-elements)
| तिथि (Tithi) | Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā (18/30) |
|---|---|
| नक्षत्र (Nakshatra) | Kṛttikā Pada 1 |
| योग (Yoga) | Siddhi |
| करण (Karaṇa) | Viṣṭi |
| वार (Vāra) | Śanivāra (Saturday) |
🪐 सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)
| Graha | Longitude | Rāśi | Nakshatra |
|---|---|---|---|
| सूर्य Sūrya | 173.59° | Kanyā | Citrā P1 |
| चन्द्र Candra | 27.57° | Meṣa | Kṛttikā P1 |
| मङ्गल Maṅgala | 234.54° | Vṛścika | Jyeṣṭhā P3 |
| बुध Budha | 185.76° | Tulā | Citrā P4 |
| गुरु Bṛhaspati | 112.78° | Karka | Aśleṣā P2 |
| शुक्र Śukra | 169.70° | Kanyā | Hasta P3 |
| शनि Śani | 207.23° | Tulā | Viśākhā P3 |
☀️ Durban, South Africa — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · UTC+2)
| Sūryodaya (Sunrise) | 05:22 UTC+2 |
|---|---|
| Sūryāsta (Sunset) | 18:02 UTC+2 |
| Madhyāhna (Solar Noon) | 11:42 UTC+2 |
| Candrodaya (Moonrise) | 20:38 UTC+2 |
| Candrāsta (Moonset) | 07:17 UTC+2 |
| Dinamāna (Day Duration) | 12 Hours 39 Mins 45 Secs |
| Rātrimāna (Night Duration) | 11 Hours 20 Mins 15 Secs |
✨ शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings
| Brahma Muhūrta | 03:41 – 04:31 |
|---|---|
| Prātaḥ Sandhyā | 04:19 – 05:22 |
| Abhijit Muhūrta | 11:17 – 12:07 |
| Vijaya Muhūrta | 13:49 – 14:39 |
| Godhūli Muhūrta | 17:50 – 18:14 |
| Sāyāhna Sandhyā | 18:02 – 18:33 |
| Amṛta Kāla | 17:47 – 19:32 |
| Niśīta Muhūrta | 23:17 – 00:07 |
⚠️ अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)
| Rāhu Kāla | 08:32 – 10:07 |
|---|---|
| Yamaganda | 13:17 – 14:52 |
| Gulika Kāla | 05:22 – 06:57 |
| Varjyam | 05:54 – 06:14 |
| Dur Muhūrta | 08:19 – 08:45 |
🧭 दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa
Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (Auspicious)
Tropical Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (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):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha
🕉️ चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows
| Day-1 Kāla | 05:22 – 06:57 (inauspicious) |
|---|---|
| Day-2 Śubha | 06:57 – 08:32 (auspicious) |
| Day-3 Roga | 08:32 – 10:07 (inauspicious) |
| Day-4 Udveg | 10:07 – 11:42 (inauspicious) |
| Day-5 Chala | 11:42 – 13:17 (neutral) |
| Day-6 Labha | 13:17 – 14:52 (auspicious) |
| Day-7 Amṛta | 14:52 – 16:27 (auspicious) |
| Day-8 Kāla | 16:27 – 18:02 (inauspicious) |
Choghaḍiyā Night Windows
| Night-1 Labha | 18:02 – 19:27 (auspicious) |
|---|---|
| Night-2 Amṛta | 19:27 – 20:52 (auspicious) |
| Night-3 Kāla | 20:52 – 22:17 (inauspicious) |
| Night-4 Śubha | 22:17 – 23:42 (auspicious) |
| Night-5 Roga | 23:42 – 01:07 (inauspicious) |
| Night-6 Udveg | 01:07 – 02:32 (inauspicious) |
| Night-7 Chala | 02:32 – 03:57 (neutral) |
| Night-8 Labha | 03:57 – 05:22 (auspicious) |
🌐 Coordinates
Latitude: -29.8587°
Longitude: 31.0218°
Timezone: UTC+2
🚶 आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.
🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance
Today's Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:
-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 | 5116 · Kali-5116 |
|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch) | 1868476.27 · 5115.7 years since 3102 BCE Ujjain midnight |
| Julian Day | 2456941.770833 · universal astronomical day-count |
| Ayanāṁśa (Lahiri) | 24.0594° · precession offset · grows ~50.29″/yr |
| Sun-Moon angle (elongation) | 214.51° · determines today's tithi (12° = 1 tithi · so 18/30) |
🪷 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 (24.0594°) · declination -6.93° · EoT 13.99 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:2014-10-11 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness · ETag/304 enabled)