पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · January 29, 2015 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
Also observed today
- पोङ्गल · Pongal / Thai PongalRegional
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.8 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
न तु मां शक्यसे द्रष्टुमनेनैव स्वचक्षुषा।
दिव्यं ददामि ते चक्षुः पश्य मे योगमैश्वरम्।।11.8।।
दिव्यं ददामि ते चक्षुः पश्य मे योगमैश्वरम्।।11.8।।
"11.8 Yet since with mortal eyes thou canst not see Me, lo! I give thee the Divine Sight. See now the glory of My Sovereignty."" — Shri Purohit Swami
📜 तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions
Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2072 Kīlaka
Śaka Saṁvat: 1937 Manmatha
Bengali Saṁvat: 1422
Malayalam Era: 1191
Nanakshahi: 546
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)
🌙 पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs (the time-elements)
| तिथि (Tithi) | Śukla Daśamī (10/30) |
|---|---|
| नक्षत्र (Nakshatra) | Kṛttikā Pada 3 |
| योग (Yoga) | Śukla |
| करण (Karaṇa) | Taitila |
| वार (Vāra) | Guruvāra (Thursday) |
🪐 सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)
| Graha | Longitude | Rāśi | Nakshatra |
|---|---|---|---|
| सूर्य Sūrya | 284.73° | Makara | Śravaṇa P2 |
| चन्द्र Candra | 37.11° | Vṛṣabha | Kṛttikā P4 |
| मङ्गल Maṅgala | 318.66° | Kumbha | Śatabhiṣā P4 |
| बुध Budha | 287.94° | Makara | Śravaṇa P3 |
| गुरु Bṛhaspati | 113.93° | Karka | Aśleṣā P3 |
| शुक्र Śukra | 307.49° | Kumbha | Śatabhiṣā P1 |
| शनि Śani | 218.99° | Vṛścika | Anurādhā P2 |
☀️ Durban, South Africa — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · UTC+2)
| Sūryodaya (Sunrise) | 05:22 UTC+2 |
|---|---|
| Sūryāsta (Sunset) | 18:56 UTC+2 |
| Madhyāhna (Solar Noon) | 12:09 UTC+2 |
| Candrodaya (Moonrise) | 14:25 UTC+2 |
| Candrāsta (Moonset) | 00:52 UTC+2 |
| Dinamāna (Day Duration) | 13 Hours 34 Mins 33 Secs |
| Rātrimāna (Night Duration) | 10 Hours 25 Mins 27 Secs |
✨ शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings
| Brahma Muhūrta | 03:33 – 04:28 |
|---|---|
| Prātaḥ Sandhyā | 04:14 – 05:22 |
| Abhijit Muhūrta | 11:42 – 12:36 |
| Vijaya Muhūrta | 14:25 – 15:19 |
| Godhūli Muhūrta | 18:44 – 19:08 |
| Sāyāhna Sandhyā | 18:56 – 19:30 |
| Amṛta Kāla | 18:41 – 20:26 |
| Niśīta Muhūrta | 23:42 – 00:36 |
⚠️ अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)
| Rāhu Kāla | 13:51 – 15:33 |
|---|---|
| Yamaganda | 05:22 – 07:04 |
| Gulika Kāla | 08:45 – 10:27 |
| Varjyam | 05:56 – 06:17 |
| Dur Muhūrta | 08:32 – 08:59 |
🧭 दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa
Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
⭐ 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 Śubha | 05:22 – 07:04 (auspicious) |
|---|---|
| Day-2 Roga | 07:04 – 08:45 (inauspicious) |
| Day-3 Udveg | 08:45 – 10:27 (inauspicious) |
| Day-4 Chala | 10:27 – 12:09 (neutral) |
| Day-5 Labha | 12:09 – 13:51 (auspicious) |
| Day-6 Amṛta | 13:51 – 15:33 (auspicious) |
| Day-7 Kāla | 15:33 – 17:15 (inauspicious) |
| Day-8 Śubha | 17:15 – 18:56 (auspicious) |
Choghaḍiyā Night Windows
| Night-1 Amṛta | 18:56 – 20:15 (auspicious) |
|---|---|
| Night-2 Kāla | 20:15 – 21:33 (inauspicious) |
| Night-3 Śubha | 21:33 – 22:51 (auspicious) |
| Night-4 Roga | 22:51 – 00:09 (inauspicious) |
| Night-5 Udveg | 00:09 – 01:27 (inauspicious) |
| Night-6 Chala | 01:27 – 02:45 (neutral) |
| Night-7 Labha | 02:45 – 04:04 (auspicious) |
| Night-8 Amṛta | 04:04 – 05:22 (auspicious) |
🌐 Coordinates
Latitude: -29.8587°
Longitude: 31.0218°
Timezone: UTC+2
🚶 आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.
🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance
Today's Śukla Daśamī + 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) | 1868586.27 · 5116.0 years since 3102 BCE Ujjain midnight |
| Julian Day | 2457051.770833 · universal astronomical day-count |
| Ayanāṁśa (Lahiri) | 24.0636° · precession offset · grows ~50.29″/yr |
| Sun-Moon angle (elongation) | 110.08° · 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 (24.0636°) · declination -18.06° · EoT -13.17 min · verified ±1 min vs DrikpanchangLineage: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:2015-01-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness · ETag/304 enabled)