पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · July 15, 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
- एकादशी · EkādaśīVaishnava
- मिथुन सङ्क्रान्ति · Mithuna SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.21 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
सुखमात्यन्तिकं यत्तद्बुद्धिग्राह्यमतीन्द्रियम्।
वेत्ति यत्र न चैवायं स्थितश्चलति तत्त्वतः।।6.21।।
वेत्ति यत्र न चैवायं स्थितश्चलति तत्त्वतः।।6.21।।
"6.21 When he enjoys the Bliss which passes sense, and which only the Pure Intellect can grasp, when he comes to rest within his own highest Self, never again will he stray from reality." — Shri Purohit Swami
📜 तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions
Lunar Month: Āṣāḍha (Āṣāḍha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1423
Malayalam Era: 1192
Nanakshahi: 547
Solar Month: Mithuna (Āni)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)
🌙 पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs (the time-elements)
| तिथि (Tithi) | Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30) |
|---|---|
| नक्षत्र (Nakshatra) | Viśākhā Pada 4 |
| योग (Yoga) | Śubha |
| करण (Karaṇa) | Vaṇija |
| वार (Vāra) | Śukravāra (Friday) |
🪐 सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)
| Graha | Longitude | Rāśi | Nakshatra |
|---|---|---|---|
| सूर्य Sūrya | 88.92° | Mithuna | Punarvasu P3 |
| चन्द्र Candra | 211.74° | Vṛścika | Viśākhā P4 |
| मङ्गल Maṅgala | 210.34° | Vṛścika | Viśākhā P4 |
| बुध Budha | 97.74° | Karka | Puṣya P2 |
| गुरु Bṛhaspati | 144.45° | Siṃha | Pūrva Phalgunī P4 |
| शुक्र Śukra | 99.17° | Karka | Puṣya P2 |
| शनि Śani | 226.18° | Vṛścika | Anurādhā P4 |
☀️ Durban, South Africa — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · UTC+2)
| Sūryodaya (Sunrise) | 06:49 UTC+2 |
|---|---|
| Sūryāsta (Sunset) | 17:14 UTC+2 |
| Madhyāhna (Solar Noon) | 12:01 UTC+2 |
| Candrodaya (Moonrise) | 13:24 UTC+2 |
| Candrāsta (Moonset) | 03:02 UTC+2 |
| Dinamāna (Day Duration) | 10 Hours 24 Mins 02 Secs |
| Rātrimāna (Night Duration) | 13 Hours 35 Mins 58 Secs |
✨ शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings
| Brahma Muhūrta | 05:26 – 06:08 |
|---|---|
| Prātaḥ Sandhyā | 05:57 – 06:49 |
| Abhijit Muhūrta | 11:41 – 12:22 |
| Vijaya Muhūrta | 13:46 – 14:27 |
| Godhūli Muhūrta | 17:02 – 17:26 |
| Sāyāhna Sandhyā | 17:14 – 17:40 |
| Amṛta Kāla | 16:59 – 18:44 |
| Niśīta Muhūrta | 23:41 – 00:22 |
⚠️ अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)
| Rāhu Kāla | 10:43 – 12:01 |
|---|---|
| Yamaganda | 14:38 – 15:56 |
| Gulika Kāla | 08:07 – 09:25 |
| Varjyam | 07:15 – 07:32 |
| Dur Muhūrta | 09:15 – 09:36 |
🧭 दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa
Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Śrīvatsa (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
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 · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara
🕉️ चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows
| Day-1 Chala | 06:49 – 08:07 (neutral) |
|---|---|
| Day-2 Labha | 08:07 – 09:25 (auspicious) |
| Day-3 Amṛta | 09:25 – 10:43 (auspicious) |
| Day-4 Kāla | 10:43 – 12:01 (inauspicious) |
| Day-5 Śubha | 12:01 – 13:20 (auspicious) |
| Day-6 Roga | 13:20 – 14:38 (inauspicious) |
| Day-7 Udveg | 14:38 – 15:56 (inauspicious) |
| Day-8 Chala | 15:56 – 17:14 (neutral) |
Choghaḍiyā Night Windows
| Night-1 Roga | 17:14 – 18:56 (inauspicious) |
|---|---|
| Night-2 Udveg | 18:56 – 20:38 (inauspicious) |
| Night-3 Chala | 20:38 – 22:20 (neutral) |
| Night-4 Labha | 22:20 – 00:01 (auspicious) |
| Night-5 Amṛta | 00:01 – 01:43 (auspicious) |
| Night-6 Kāla | 01:43 – 03:25 (inauspicious) |
| Night-7 Śubha | 03:25 – 05:07 (auspicious) |
| Night-8 Roga | 05:07 – 06:49 (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 Śukla Ekādaśī + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:
-0562-04-11 — Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)
🌌 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) | 1869119.27 · 5117.5 years since 3102 BCE Ujjain midnight |
| Julian Day | 2457584.770833 · universal astronomical day-count |
| Ayanāṁśa (Lahiri) | 24.0840° · precession offset · grows ~50.29″/yr |
| Sun-Moon angle (elongation) | 122.28° · determines today's tithi (12° = 1 tithi · so 11/30) |
🪷 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 (24.0840°) · declination 21.48° · EoT -5.58 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:2016-07-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness · ETag/304 enabled)