पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · January 8, 2016 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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Also observed today
- धनु सङ्क्रान्ति · Dhanu SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu
- प्रदोष व्रत · Pradoṣa VrataShaiva
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.18 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
अन्तवन्त इमे देहा नित्यस्योक्ताः शरीरिणः।
अनाशिनोऽप्रमेयस्य तस्माद्युध्यस्व भारत।।2.18।।
अनाशिनोऽप्रमेयस्य तस्माद्युध्यस्व भारत।।2.18।।
"2.18 The material bodies which this Eternal, Indestructible, Immeasurable Spirit inhabits are all finite. Therefore fight, O Valiant Man!" — Shri Purohit Swami
📜 तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions
Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1423
Malayalam Era: 1192
Nanakshahi: 547
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)
🌙 पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs (the time-elements)
| तिथि (Tithi) | Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī (28/30) |
|---|---|
| नक्षत्र (Nakshatra) | Jyeṣṭhā Pada 4 |
| योग (Yoga) | Vṛddhi |
| करण (Karaṇa) | Vaṇija |
| वार (Vāra) | Śukravāra (Friday) |
🪐 सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)
| Graha | Longitude | Rāśi | Nakshatra |
|---|---|---|---|
| सूर्य Sūrya | 263.09° | Dhanu | Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P3 |
| चन्द्र Candra | 238.29° | Vṛścika | Jyeṣṭhā P4 |
| मङ्गल Maṅgala | 188.12° | Tulā | Svātī P1 |
| बुध Budha | 276.20° | Makara | Uttara Āṣāḍhā P3 |
| गुरु Bṛhaspati | 148.43° | Siṃha | Uttara Phalgunī P1 |
| शुक्र Śukra | 226.32° | Vṛścika | Anurādhā P4 |
| शनि Śani | 227.59° | Vṛścika | Jyeṣṭhā P1 |
☀️ Durban, South Africa — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · UTC+2)
| Sūryodaya (Sunrise) | 05:04 UTC+2 |
|---|---|
| Sūryāsta (Sunset) | 19:01 UTC+2 |
| Madhyāhna (Solar Noon) | 12:03 UTC+2 |
| Candrodaya (Moonrise) | 03:23 UTC+2 |
| Candrāsta (Moonset) | 17:23 UTC+2 |
| Dinamāna (Day Duration) | 13 Hours 57 Mins 42 Secs |
| Rātrimāna (Night Duration) | 10 Hours 02 Mins 18 Secs |
✨ शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings
| Brahma Muhūrta | 03:12 – 04:08 |
|---|---|
| Prātaḥ Sandhyā | 03:54 – 05:04 |
| Abhijit Muhūrta | 11:35 – 12:31 |
| Vijaya Muhūrta | 14:22 – 15:18 |
| Godhūli Muhūrta | 18:49 – 19:13 |
| Sāyāhna Sandhyā | 19:01 – 19:36 |
| Amṛta Kāla | 18:46 – 20:31 |
| Niśīta Muhūrta | 23:35 – 00:31 |
⚠️ अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)
| Rāhu Kāla | 10:18 – 12:03 |
|---|---|
| Yamaganda | 15:32 – 17:17 |
| Gulika Kāla | 06:48 – 08:33 |
| Varjyam | 05:39 – 06:01 |
| Dur Muhūrta | 08:19 – 08:47 |
🧭 दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa
Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
⭐ तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala
Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara
🕉️ चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows
| Day-1 Chala | 05:04 – 06:48 (neutral) |
|---|---|
| Day-2 Labha | 06:48 – 08:33 (auspicious) |
| Day-3 Amṛta | 08:33 – 10:18 (auspicious) |
| Day-4 Kāla | 10:18 – 12:03 (inauspicious) |
| Day-5 Śubha | 12:03 – 13:47 (auspicious) |
| Day-6 Roga | 13:47 – 15:32 (inauspicious) |
| Day-7 Udveg | 15:32 – 17:17 (inauspicious) |
| Day-8 Chala | 17:17 – 19:01 (neutral) |
Choghaḍiyā Night Windows
| Night-1 Roga | 19:01 – 20:17 (inauspicious) |
|---|---|
| Night-2 Udveg | 20:17 – 21:32 (inauspicious) |
| Night-3 Chala | 21:32 – 22:47 (neutral) |
| Night-4 Labha | 22:47 – 00:03 (auspicious) |
| Night-5 Amṛta | 00:03 – 01:18 (auspicious) |
| Night-6 Kāla | 01:18 – 02:33 (inauspicious) |
| Night-7 Śubha | 02:33 – 03:48 (auspicious) |
| Night-8 Roga | 03:48 – 05:04 (inauspicious) |
🌐 Coordinates
Latitude: -29.8587°
Longitude: 31.0218°
Timezone: UTC+2
🚶 आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.
🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance
Today's Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī + Jyeṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20 — Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Jyeṣṭhā)
🌌 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 | 5117 · Kali-5117 |
|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch) | 1868930.27 · 5117.0 years since 3102 BCE Ujjain midnight |
| Julian Day | 2457395.770833 · universal astronomical day-count |
| Ayanāṁśa (Lahiri) | 24.0768° · precession offset · grows ~50.29″/yr |
| Sun-Moon angle (elongation) | 334.26° · determines today's tithi (12° = 1 tithi · so 28/30) |
🪷 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 (24.0768°) · declination -22.33° · EoT -6.70 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:2016-01-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness · ETag/304 enabled)