पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · February 22, 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
- लक्ष्मी जयन्ती · Lakṣmī JayantīVaishnava
- कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति · Kumbha SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.63 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
क्रोधाद्भवति संमोहः संमोहात्स्मृतिविभ्रमः।
स्मृतिभ्रंशाद् बुद्धिनाशो बुद्धिनाशात्प्रणश्यति।।2.63।।
स्मृतिभ्रंशाद् बुद्धिनाशो बुद्धिनाशात्प्रणश्यति।।2.63।।
"2.63 Anger induces delusion; delusion, loss of memory; through loss of memory, reason is shattered; and loss of reason leads to destruction." — Shri Purohit Swami
📜 तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions
Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1423
Malayalam Era: 1192
Nanakshahi: 547
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)
🌙 पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs (the time-elements)
| तिथि (Tithi) | Śukla Pūrṇimā (15/30) |
|---|---|
| नक्षत्र (Nakshatra) | Maghā Pada 1 |
| योग (Yoga) | Atigaṇḍa |
| करण (Karaṇa) | Viṣṭi |
| वार (Vāra) | Somavāra (Monday) |
🪐 सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)
| Graha | Longitude | Rāśi | Nakshatra |
|---|---|---|---|
| सूर्य Sūrya | 308.76° | Kumbha | Śatabhiṣā P1 |
| चन्द्र Candra | 120.53° | Siṃha | Maghā P1 |
| मङ्गल Maṅgala | 210.44° | Vṛścika | Viśākhā P4 |
| बुध Budha | 286.63° | Makara | Śravaṇa P2 |
| गुरु Bṛhaspati | 145.46° | Siṃha | Pūrva Phalgunī P4 |
| शुक्र Śukra | 281.72° | Makara | Śravaṇa P1 |
| शनि Śani | 231.25° | Vṛścika | Jyeṣṭhā P2 |
☀️ Durban, South Africa — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · UTC+2)
| Sūryodaya (Sunrise) | 05:42 UTC+2 |
|---|---|
| Sūryāsta (Sunset) | 18:38 UTC+2 |
| Madhyāhna (Solar Noon) | 12:10 UTC+2 |
| Candrodaya (Moonrise) | 18:06 UTC+2 |
| Candrāsta (Moonset) | 05:09 UTC+2 |
| Dinamāna (Day Duration) | 12 Hours 56 Mins 32 Secs |
| Rātrimāna (Night Duration) | 11 Hours 03 Mins 28 Secs |
✨ शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings
| Brahma Muhūrta | 03:58 – 04:50 |
|---|---|
| Prātaḥ Sandhyā | 04:37 – 05:42 |
| Abhijit Muhūrta | 11:44 – 12:36 |
| Vijaya Muhūrta | 14:19 – 15:11 |
| Godhūli Muhūrta | 18:26 – 18:50 |
| Sāyāhna Sandhyā | 18:38 – 19:11 |
| Amṛta Kāla | 18:23 – 20:08 |
| Niśīta Muhūrta | 23:44 – 00:36 |
⚠️ अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)
| Rāhu Kāla | 07:19 – 08:56 |
|---|---|
| Yamaganda | 10:33 – 12:10 |
| Gulika Kāla | 13:47 – 15:24 |
| Varjyam | 06:14 – 06:35 |
| Dur Muhūrta | 08:43 – 09:09 |
🧭 दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa
Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
⭐ 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):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha
🕉️ चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows
| Day-1 Amṛta | 05:42 – 07:19 (auspicious) |
|---|---|
| Day-2 Kāla | 07:19 – 08:56 (inauspicious) |
| Day-3 Śubha | 08:56 – 10:33 (auspicious) |
| Day-4 Roga | 10:33 – 12:10 (inauspicious) |
| Day-5 Udveg | 12:10 – 13:47 (inauspicious) |
| Day-6 Chala | 13:47 – 15:24 (neutral) |
| Day-7 Labha | 15:24 – 17:01 (auspicious) |
| Day-8 Amṛta | 17:01 – 18:38 (auspicious) |
Choghaḍiyā Night Windows
| Night-1 Chala | 18:38 – 20:01 (neutral) |
|---|---|
| Night-2 Labha | 20:01 – 21:24 (auspicious) |
| Night-3 Amṛta | 21:24 – 22:47 (auspicious) |
| Night-4 Kāla | 22:47 – 00:10 (inauspicious) |
| Night-5 Śubha | 00:10 – 01:33 (auspicious) |
| Night-6 Roga | 01:33 – 02:56 (inauspicious) |
| Night-7 Udveg | 02:56 – 04:19 (inauspicious) |
| Night-8 Chala | 04:19 – 05:42 (neutral) |
🌐 Coordinates
Latitude: -29.8587°
Longitude: 31.0218°
Timezone: UTC+2
🚶 आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.
🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance
Today's Śukla Pūrṇimā + Maghā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04 — Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)
-0562-04-11 — Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)
🌌 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) | 1868975.27 · 5117.1 years since 3102 BCE Ujjain midnight |
| Julian Day | 2457440.770833 · universal astronomical day-count |
| Ayanāṁśa (Lahiri) | 24.0785° · precession offset · grows ~50.29″/yr |
| Sun-Moon angle (elongation) | 172.85° · determines today's tithi (12° = 1 tithi · so 15/30) |
🪷 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 (24.0785°) · declination -10.46° · EoT -14.08 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:2016-02-22 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness · ETag/304 enabled)