पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · May 28, 2015 CE

🪷 आज: गङ्गा दशहरा — Gaṅgā Daśaharā
Devī Gaṅgā's descent to earth (Bhagīratha's success). Dasha-pāpa-haraṇī.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 14.17 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
सत्त्वात्सञ्जायते ज्ञानं रजसो लोभ एव च।प्रमादमोहौ तमसो भवतोऽज्ञानमेव च।।14.17।।
"14.17 Purity engenders Wisdom, Passion avarice, and Ignorance folly, infatuation and darkness." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 14.17's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2072 Kīlaka
Śaka Saṁvat: 1937 Manmatha
Bengali Saṁvat: 1422
Malayalam Era: 1191
Nanakshahi: 546
Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Daśamī (10/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya42.36°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1
चन्द्र Candra157.60°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala46.87°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
बुध Budha46.24°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati111.25°KarkaAśleṣā P2
शुक्र Śukra87.17°MithunaPunarvasu P3
शनि Śani216.98°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:41 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:05 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:53 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:30 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:38 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 24 Mins 33 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 35 Mins 27 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:17 – 05:59
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:49 – 06:41
Abhijit Muhūrta11:32 – 12:14
Vijaya Muhūrta13:37 – 14:19
Godhūli Muhūrta16:53 – 17:17
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:05 – 17:31
Amṛta Kāla16:50 – 18:35
Niśīta Muhūrta23:32 – 00:14

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:11 – 14:29
Yamaganda06:41 – 07:59
Gulika Kāla09:17 – 10:35
Varjyam07:07 – 07:23
Dur Muhūrta 09:06 – 09:27

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhātṛ (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
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
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:41 – 07:59 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:59 – 09:17 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:17 – 10:35 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:35 – 11:53 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:53 – 13:11 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:11 – 14:29 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:29 – 15:47 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha15:47 – 17:05 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:05 – 18:47 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla18:47 – 20:29 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:29 – 22:11 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:11 – 23:53 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:53 – 01:35 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:35 – 03:17 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:17 – 04:59 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:59 – 06:41 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868705.27
Julian Day2457170.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0682°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)114.51°
🪷 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 (24.0682°), declination 21.38°, EoT 2.89 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: 2015-05-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)