पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · December 31, 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 10.21 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
आदित्यानामहं विष्णुर्ज्योतिषां रविरंशुमान्।
मरीचिर्मरुतामस्मि नक्षत्राणामहं शशी।।10.21।।
मरीचिर्मरुतामस्मि नक्षत्राणामहं शशी।।10.21।।
"10.21 Of all the creative Powers I am the Creator, of luminaries the Sun; the Whirlwind among the winds, and the Moon among planets." — Shri Purohit Swami
📜 तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions
Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2071 Plavaṅga
Śaka Saṁvat: 1936 Jaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1421
Malayalam Era: 1190
Nanakshahi: 545
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 4 |
| योग (Yoga) | Siddha |
| करण (Karaṇa) | Gara |
| वार (Vāra) | Budhavāra (Wednesday) |
🪐 सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)
| Graha | Longitude | Rāśi | Nakshatra |
|---|---|---|---|
| सूर्य Sūrya | 255.20° | Dhanu | Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P1 |
| चन्द्र Candra | 13.78° | Meṣa | Bharaṇī P1 |
| मङ्गल Maṅgala | 296.00° | Makara | Dhaniṣṭhā P1 |
| बुध Budha | 267.93° | Dhanu | Uttara Āṣāḍhā P1 |
| गुरु Bṛhaspati | 116.99° | Karka | Aśleṣā P4 |
| शुक्र Śukra | 271.27° | Makara | Uttara Āṣāḍhā P2 |
| शनि Śani | 216.46° | Vṛścika | Anurādhā P1 |
☀️ Durban, South Africa — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · UTC+2)
| Sūryodaya (Sunrise) | 04:58 UTC+2 |
|---|---|
| Sūryāsta (Sunset) | 19:00 UTC+2 |
| Madhyāhna (Solar Noon) | 11:59 UTC+2 |
| Candrodaya (Moonrise) | 14:24 UTC+2 |
| Candrāsta (Moonset) | 01:23 UTC+2 |
| Dinamāna (Day Duration) | 14 Hours 02 Mins 06 Secs |
| Rātrimāna (Night Duration) | 9 Hours 57 Mins 54 Secs |
✨ शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings
| Brahma Muhūrta | 03:06 – 04:02 |
|---|---|
| Prātaḥ Sandhyā | 03:48 – 04:58 |
| Abhijit Muhūrta | 11:31 – 12:27 |
| Vijaya Muhūrta | 14:20 – 15:16 |
| Godhūli Muhūrta | 18:48 – 19:12 |
| Sāyāhna Sandhyā | 19:00 – 19:35 |
| Amṛta Kāla | 18:45 – 20:30 |
| Niśīta Muhūrta | 23:31 – 00:27 |
⚠️ अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)
| Rāhu Kāla | 11:59 – 13:44 |
|---|---|
| Yamaganda | 06:43 – 08:29 |
| Gulika Kāla | 10:14 – 11:59 |
| Varjyam | 05:33 – 05:56 |
| Dur Muhūrta | 08:15 – 08:43 |
🧭 दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa
Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (Auspicious)
Tropical Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (tropical)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Tropical 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 Labha | 04:58 – 06:43 (auspicious) |
|---|---|
| Day-2 Amṛta | 06:43 – 08:29 (auspicious) |
| Day-3 Kāla | 08:29 – 10:14 (inauspicious) |
| Day-4 Śubha | 10:14 – 11:59 (auspicious) |
| Day-5 Roga | 11:59 – 13:44 (inauspicious) |
| Day-6 Udveg | 13:44 – 15:30 (inauspicious) |
| Day-7 Chala | 15:30 – 17:15 (neutral) |
| Day-8 Labha | 17:15 – 19:00 (auspicious) |
Choghaḍiyā Night Windows
| Night-1 Udveg | 19:00 – 20:15 (inauspicious) |
|---|---|
| Night-2 Chala | 20:15 – 21:30 (neutral) |
| Night-3 Labha | 21:30 – 22:44 (auspicious) |
| Night-4 Amṛta | 22:44 – 23:59 (auspicious) |
| Night-5 Kāla | 23:59 – 01:14 (inauspicious) |
| Night-6 Śubha | 01:14 – 02:29 (auspicious) |
| Night-7 Roga | 02:29 – 03:43 (inauspicious) |
| Night-8 Udveg | 03:43 – 04:58 (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 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 | 5116 · Kali-5116 |
|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch) | 1868557.27 · 5115.9 years since 3102 BCE Ujjain midnight |
| Julian Day | 2457022.770833 · universal astronomical day-count |
| Ayanāṁśa (Lahiri) | 24.0625° · precession offset · grows ~50.29″/yr |
| Sun-Moon angle (elongation) | 117.50° · 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 (24.0625°) · declination -23.11° · EoT -3.26 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:2014-12-31 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness · ETag/304 enabled)