पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · March 23, 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
- मीन सङ्क्रान्ति · Mīna SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.21 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
यद्यदाचरति श्रेष्ठस्तत्तदेवेतरो जनः।
स यत्प्रमाणं कुरुते लोकस्तदनुवर्तते।।3.21।।
स यत्प्रमाणं कुरुते लोकस्तदनुवर्तते।।3.21।।
"3.21 For whatever a great man does, others imitate. People conform to the standard which he has set." — Shri Purohit Swami
📜 तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions
Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1423
Malayalam Era: 1192
Nanakshahi: 547
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)
🌙 पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs (the time-elements)
| तिथि (Tithi) | Śukla Pūrṇimā (15/30) |
|---|---|
| नक्षत्र (Nakshatra) | Uttara Phalgunī Pada 3 |
| योग (Yoga) | Vṛddhi |
| करण (Karaṇa) | Bava |
| वार (Vāra) | Budhavāra (Wednesday) |
🪐 सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)
| Graha | Longitude | Rāśi | Nakshatra |
|---|---|---|---|
| सूर्य Sūrya | 338.76° | Mīna | Uttara Bhādrapadā P2 |
| चन्द्र Candra | 153.74° | Kanyā | Uttara Phalgunī P3 |
| मङ्गल Maṅgala | 221.05° | Vṛścika | Anurādhā P3 |
| बुध Budha | 337.63° | Mīna | Uttara Bhādrapadā P2 |
| गुरु Bṛhaspati | 141.67° | Siṃha | Pūrva Phalgunī P3 |
| शुक्र Śukra | 318.86° | Kumbha | Śatabhiṣā P4 |
| शनि Śani | 232.11° | Vṛścika | Jyeṣṭhā P2 |
☀️ Durban, South Africa — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · UTC+2)
| Sūryodaya (Sunrise) | 06:02 UTC+2 |
|---|---|
| Sūryāsta (Sunset) | 18:04 UTC+2 |
| Madhyāhna (Solar Noon) | 12:03 UTC+2 |
| Candrodaya (Moonrise) | 17:42 UTC+2 |
| Candrāsta (Moonset) | 05:44 UTC+2 |
| Dinamāna (Day Duration) | 12 Hours 02 Mins 30 Secs |
| Rātrimāna (Night Duration) | 11 Hours 57 Mins 30 Secs |
✨ शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings
| Brahma Muhūrta | 04:26 – 05:14 |
|---|---|
| Prātaḥ Sandhyā | 05:02 – 06:02 |
| Abhijit Muhūrta | 11:39 – 12:27 |
| Vijaya Muhūrta | 14:04 – 14:52 |
| Godhūli Muhūrta | 17:52 – 18:16 |
| Sāyāhna Sandhyā | 18:04 – 18:34 |
| Amṛta Kāla | 17:49 – 19:34 |
| Niśīta Muhūrta | 23:39 – 00:27 |
⚠️ अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)
| Rāhu Kāla | 12:03 – 13:33 |
|---|---|
| Yamaganda | 07:32 – 09:03 |
| Gulika Kāla | 10:33 – 12:03 |
| Varjyam | 06:32 – 06:51 |
| Dur Muhūrta | 08:50 – 09:15 |
🧭 दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa
Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mātaṇga (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (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):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna
🕉️ चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows
| Day-1 Labha | 06:02 – 07:32 (auspicious) |
|---|---|
| Day-2 Amṛta | 07:32 – 09:03 (auspicious) |
| Day-3 Kāla | 09:03 – 10:33 (inauspicious) |
| Day-4 Śubha | 10:33 – 12:03 (auspicious) |
| Day-5 Roga | 12:03 – 13:33 (inauspicious) |
| Day-6 Udveg | 13:33 – 15:04 (inauspicious) |
| Day-7 Chala | 15:04 – 16:34 (neutral) |
| Day-8 Labha | 16:34 – 18:04 (auspicious) |
Choghaḍiyā Night Windows
| Night-1 Udveg | 18:04 – 19:34 (inauspicious) |
|---|---|
| Night-2 Chala | 19:34 – 21:04 (neutral) |
| Night-3 Labha | 21:04 – 22:33 (auspicious) |
| Night-4 Amṛta | 22:33 – 00:03 (auspicious) |
| Night-5 Kāla | 00:03 – 01:33 (inauspicious) |
| Night-6 Śubha | 01:33 – 03:03 (auspicious) |
| Night-7 Roga | 03:03 – 04:32 (inauspicious) |
| Night-8 Udveg | 04:32 – 06:02 (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 Pūrṇimā + Uttara Phalgunī 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) | 1869005.27 · 5117.2 years since 3102 BCE Ujjain midnight |
| Julian Day | 2457470.770833 · universal astronomical day-count |
| Ayanāṁśa (Lahiri) | 24.0796° · precession offset · grows ~50.29″/yr |
| Sun-Moon angle (elongation) | 175.99° · 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 (24.0796°) · declination 1.13° · EoT -7.21 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:2016-03-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness · ETag/304 enabled)