पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · May 21, 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
- कूर्म जयन्ती · Kūrma JayantīVaishnava
- चण्डिका जयन्ती · Chaṇḍikā JayantīShakta
- चित्रा पौर्णमी · Citrā PaurṇamīRegional
- वैशाख पूर्णिमा व्रत · Vaiśākha Pūrṇimā VratPan-Hindu
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 4.37 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
यथैधांसि समिद्धोऽग्निर्भस्मसात्कुरुतेऽर्जुन।
ज्ञानाग्निः सर्वकर्माणि भस्मसात्कुरुते तथा।।4.37।।
ज्ञानाग्निः सर्वकर्माणि भस्मसात्कुरुते तथा।।4.37।।
"4.37 As the kindled fire consumes the fuel, so, O Arjuna, in the flame of wisdom the embers of action are burnt to ashes." — Shri Purohit Swami
📜 तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions
Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1423
Malayalam Era: 1192
Nanakshahi: 547
Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)
🌙 पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs (the time-elements)
| तिथि (Tithi) | Śukla Pūrṇimā (15/30) |
|---|---|
| नक्षत्र (Nakshatra) | Viśākhā Pada 3 |
| योग (Yoga) | Parigha |
| करण (Karaṇa) | Viṣṭi |
| वार (Vāra) | Śanivāra (Saturday) |
🪐 सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)
| Graha | Longitude | Rāśi | Nakshatra |
|---|---|---|---|
| सूर्य Sūrya | 36.35° | Vṛṣabha | Kṛttikā P3 |
| चन्द्र Candra | 207.01° | Tulā | Viśākhā P3 |
| मङ्गल Maṅgala | 218.01° | Vṛścika | Anurādhā P2 |
| बुध Budha | 20.07° | Meṣa | Bharaṇī P3 |
| गुरु Bṛhaspati | 138.71° | Siṃha | Pūrva Phalgunī P2 |
| शुक्र Śukra | 31.57° | Vṛṣabha | Kṛttikā P2 |
| शनि Śani | 229.81° | Vṛścika | Jyeṣṭhā P1 |
☀️ Durban, South Africa — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · UTC+2)
| Sūryodaya (Sunrise) | 06:37 UTC+2 |
|---|---|
| Sūryāsta (Sunset) | 17:08 UTC+2 |
| Madhyāhna (Solar Noon) | 11:52 UTC+2 |
| Candrodaya (Moonrise) | 16:29 UTC+2 |
| Candrāsta (Moonset) | 06:01 UTC+2 |
| Dinamāna (Day Duration) | 10 Hours 30 Mins 37 Secs |
| Rātrimāna (Night Duration) | 13 Hours 29 Mins 23 Secs |
✨ शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings
| Brahma Muhūrta | 05:13 – 05:55 |
|---|---|
| Prātaḥ Sandhyā | 05:45 – 06:37 |
| Abhijit Muhūrta | 11:31 – 12:13 |
| Vijaya Muhūrta | 13:37 – 14:20 |
| Godhūli Muhūrta | 16:56 – 17:20 |
| Sāyāhna Sandhyā | 17:08 – 17:34 |
| Amṛta Kāla | 16:53 – 18:38 |
| Niśīta Muhūrta | 23:31 – 00:13 |
⚠️ अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)
| Rāhu Kāla | 09:15 – 10:34 |
|---|---|
| Yamaganda | 13:11 – 14:30 |
| Gulika Kāla | 06:37 – 07:56 |
| Varjyam | 07:03 – 07:20 |
| Dur Muhūrta | 09:04 – 09:25 |
🧭 दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa
Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Maitra (Auspicious)
Tropical Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer) (tropical)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Tropical 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):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna
🕉️ चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows
| Day-1 Kāla | 06:37 – 07:56 (inauspicious) |
|---|---|
| Day-2 Śubha | 07:56 – 09:15 (auspicious) |
| Day-3 Roga | 09:15 – 10:34 (inauspicious) |
| Day-4 Udveg | 10:34 – 11:52 (inauspicious) |
| Day-5 Chala | 11:52 – 13:11 (neutral) |
| Day-6 Labha | 13:11 – 14:30 (auspicious) |
| Day-7 Amṛta | 14:30 – 15:49 (auspicious) |
| Day-8 Kāla | 15:49 – 17:08 (inauspicious) |
Choghaḍiyā Night Windows
| Night-1 Labha | 17:08 – 18:49 (auspicious) |
|---|---|
| Night-2 Amṛta | 18:49 – 20:30 (auspicious) |
| Night-3 Kāla | 20:30 – 22:11 (inauspicious) |
| Night-4 Śubha | 22:11 – 23:52 (auspicious) |
| Night-5 Roga | 23:52 – 01:34 (inauspicious) |
| Night-6 Udveg | 01:34 – 03:15 (inauspicious) |
| Night-7 Chala | 03:15 – 04:56 (neutral) |
| Night-8 Labha | 04:56 – 06:37 (auspicious) |
🌐 Coordinates
Latitude: -29.8587°
Longitude: 31.0218°
Timezone: UTC+2
🚶 आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk
Bhāgavata 1.3.24 (Buddha as 21st avatāra) + BG 12.13 (compassion) + Dhammapada parallels.
🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance
Today's Śukla Pūrṇimā + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:
-0562-04-11 — Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Śukla Pūrṇimā + Viśākhā)
-3137-10-04 — Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (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 | 5118 · Kali-5118 |
|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch) | 1869064.27 · 5117.3 years since 3102 BCE Ujjain midnight |
| Julian Day | 2457529.770833 · universal astronomical day-count |
| Ayanāṁśa (Lahiri) | 24.0819° · precession offset · grows ~50.29″/yr |
| Sun-Moon angle (elongation) | 170.72° · 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 (24.0819°) · declination 20.24° · EoT 3.54 min · city civil-time localizationLineage: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:2016-05-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness · ETag/304 enabled)