पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · April 6, 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
- मासिक शिवरात्रि · Māsika ŚivarātriShaiva
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.35 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
श्रेयान्स्वधर्मो विगुणः परधर्मात्स्वनुष्ठितात्।
स्वधर्मे निधनं श्रेयः परधर्मो भयावहः।।3.35।।
स्वधर्मे निधनं श्रेयः परधर्मो भयावहः।।3.35।।
"3.35 It is better to do thine own duty, however lacking in merit, than to do that of another, even though efficiently. It is better to die doing one's own duty, for to do the duty of another is fraught with danger." — Shri Purohit Swami
📜 तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions
Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Kṛṣṇa 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) | Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30) |
|---|---|
| नक्षत्र (Nakshatra) | Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 4 |
| योग (Yoga) | Brahma |
| करण (Karaṇa) | Viṣṭi |
| वार (Vāra) | Budhavāra (Wednesday) |
🪐 सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)
| Graha | Longitude | Rāśi | Nakshatra |
|---|---|---|---|
| सूर्य Sūrya | 352.60° | Mīna | Revatī P2 |
| चन्द्र Candra | 332.36° | Mīna | Pūrva Bhādrapadā P4 |
| मङ्गल Maṅgala | 223.82° | Vṛścika | Anurādhā P4 |
| बुध Budha | 5.79° | Meṣa | Aśvinī P2 |
| गुरु Bṛhaspati | 140.15° | Siṃha | Pūrva Phalgunī P3 |
| शुक्र Śukra | 336.16° | Mīna | Uttara Bhādrapadā P1 |
| शनि Śani | 232.01° | Vṛścika | Jyeṣṭhā P2 |
☀️ Durban, South Africa — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · UTC+2)
| Sūryodaya (Sunrise) | 06:10 UTC+2 |
|---|---|
| Sūryāsta (Sunset) | 17:47 UTC+2 |
| Madhyāhna (Solar Noon) | 11:59 UTC+2 |
| Candrodaya (Moonrise) | 04:32 UTC+2 |
| Candrāsta (Moonset) | 16:44 UTC+2 |
| Dinamāna (Day Duration) | 11 Hours 37 Mins 30 Secs |
| Rātrimāna (Night Duration) | 12 Hours 22 Mins 30 Secs |
✨ शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings
| Brahma Muhūrta | 04:37 – 05:23 |
|---|---|
| Prātaḥ Sandhyā | 05:12 – 06:10 |
| Abhijit Muhūrta | 11:35 – 12:22 |
| Vijaya Muhūrta | 13:55 – 14:41 |
| Godhūli Muhūrta | 17:35 – 17:59 |
| Sāyāhna Sandhyā | 17:47 – 18:17 |
| Amṛta Kāla | 17:32 – 19:17 |
| Niśīta Muhūrta | 23:35 – 00:22 |
⚠️ अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)
| Rāhu Kāla | 11:59 – 13:26 |
|---|---|
| Yamaganda | 07:37 – 09:04 |
| Gulika Kāla | 10:32 – 11:59 |
| Varjyam | 06:39 – 06:58 |
| Dur Muhūrta | 08:53 – 09:16 |
🧭 दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa
Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (Inauspicious)
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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna
🕉️ चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows
| Day-1 Labha | 06:10 – 07:37 (auspicious) |
|---|---|
| Day-2 Amṛta | 07:37 – 09:04 (auspicious) |
| Day-3 Kāla | 09:04 – 10:32 (inauspicious) |
| Day-4 Śubha | 10:32 – 11:59 (auspicious) |
| Day-5 Roga | 11:59 – 13:26 (inauspicious) |
| Day-6 Udveg | 13:26 – 14:53 (inauspicious) |
| Day-7 Chala | 14:53 – 16:20 (neutral) |
| Day-8 Labha | 16:20 – 17:47 (auspicious) |
Choghaḍiyā Night Windows
| Night-1 Udveg | 17:47 – 19:20 (inauspicious) |
|---|---|
| Night-2 Chala | 19:20 – 20:53 (neutral) |
| Night-3 Labha | 20:53 – 22:26 (auspicious) |
| Night-4 Amṛta | 22:26 – 23:59 (auspicious) |
| Night-5 Kāla | 23:59 – 01:32 (inauspicious) |
| Night-6 Śubha | 01:32 – 03:04 (auspicious) |
| Night-7 Roga | 03:04 – 04:37 (inauspicious) |
| Night-8 Udveg | 04:37 – 06:10 (inauspicious) |
🌐 Coordinates
Latitude: -29.8587°
Longitude: 31.0218°
Timezone: UTC+2
🚶 आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).
🌌 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) | 1869019.27 · 5117.2 years since 3102 BCE Ujjain midnight |
| Julian Day | 2457484.770833 · universal astronomical day-count |
| Ayanāṁśa (Lahiri) | 24.0802° · precession offset · grows ~50.29″/yr |
| Sun-Moon angle (elongation) | 340.28° · determines today's tithi (12° = 1 tithi · so 29/30) |
🪷 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 (24.0802°) · declination 6.55° · EoT -2.79 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:2016-04-06 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness · ETag/304 enabled)