पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · July 19, 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
- कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति · Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)Pan-Hindu
- झूलन पूर्णिमा · Jhūlan Pūrṇimā (Rādhā-Krishna swing)Vaishnava
- ऋग्वेद उपाकर्मन् · Ṛg-Veda UpākarmanSmarta
- यजुर्वेद उपाकर्मन् · Yajur-Veda UpākarmanSmarta
- हयग्रीव जयन्ती · Hayagrīva JayantīVaishnava
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.25 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
शनैः शनैरुपरमेद् बुद्ध्या धृतिगृहीतया।
आत्मसंस्थं मनः कृत्वा न किञ्चिदपि चिन्तयेत्।।6.25।।
आत्मसंस्थं मनः कृत्वा न किञ्चिदपि चिन्तयेत्।।6.25।।
"6.25 Little by little, by the help of his reason controlled by fortitude, let him attain peace; and, fixing his mind on the Self, let him not think of any other thing." — Shri Purohit Swami
📜 तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions
Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1423
Malayalam Era: 1192
Nanakshahi: 547
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)
🌙 पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs (the time-elements)
| तिथि (Tithi) | Śukla Pūrṇimā (15/30) |
|---|---|
| नक्षत्र (Nakshatra) | Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 3 |
| योग (Yoga) | Vaidhṛti |
| करण (Karaṇa) | Viṣṭi |
| वार (Vāra) | Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) |
🪐 सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)
| Graha | Longitude | Rāśi | Nakshatra |
|---|---|---|---|
| सूर्य Sūrya | 92.73° | Karka | Punarvasu P4 |
| चन्द्र Candra | 261.51° | Dhanu | Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P3 |
| मङ्गल Maṅgala | 211.21° | Vṛścika | Viśākhā P4 |
| बुध Budha | 105.54° | Karka | Puṣya P4 |
| गुरु Bṛhaspati | 145.10° | Siṃha | Pūrva Phalgunī P4 |
| शुक्र Śukra | 104.09° | Karka | Puṣya P4 |
| शनि Śani | 226.01° | Vṛścika | Anurādhā P4 |
☀️ Durban, South Africa — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · UTC+2)
| Sūryodaya (Sunrise) | 06:48 UTC+2 |
|---|---|
| Sūryāsta (Sunset) | 17:16 UTC+2 |
| Madhyāhna (Solar Noon) | 12:02 UTC+2 |
| Candrodaya (Moonrise) | 16:19 UTC+2 |
| Candrāsta (Moonset) | 06:15 UTC+2 |
| Dinamāna (Day Duration) | 10 Hours 27 Mins 41 Secs |
| Rātrimāna (Night Duration) | 13 Hours 32 Mins 19 Secs |
✨ शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings
| Brahma Muhūrta | 05:24 – 06:06 |
|---|---|
| Prātaḥ Sandhyā | 05:56 – 06:48 |
| Abhijit Muhūrta | 11:41 – 12:23 |
| Vijaya Muhūrta | 13:46 – 14:28 |
| Godhūli Muhūrta | 17:04 – 17:28 |
| Sāyāhna Sandhyā | 17:16 – 17:42 |
| Amṛta Kāla | 17:01 – 18:46 |
| Niśīta Muhūrta | 23:41 – 00:23 |
⚠️ अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)
| Rāhu Kāla | 14:39 – 15:57 |
|---|---|
| Yamaganda | 09:25 – 10:43 |
| Gulika Kāla | 12:02 – 13:20 |
| Varjyam | 07:14 – 07:31 |
| Dur Muhūrta | 09:14 – 09:35 |
🧭 दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa
Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhātṛ (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
⭐ तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala
Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha
🕉️ चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows
| Day-1 Roga | 06:48 – 08:06 (inauspicious) |
|---|---|
| Day-2 Udveg | 08:06 – 09:25 (inauspicious) |
| Day-3 Chala | 09:25 – 10:43 (neutral) |
| Day-4 Labha | 10:43 – 12:02 (auspicious) |
| Day-5 Amṛta | 12:02 – 13:20 (auspicious) |
| Day-6 Kāla | 13:20 – 14:39 (inauspicious) |
| Day-7 Śubha | 14:39 – 15:57 (auspicious) |
| Day-8 Roga | 15:57 – 17:16 (inauspicious) |
Choghaḍiyā Night Windows
| Night-1 Kāla | 17:16 – 18:57 (inauspicious) |
|---|---|
| Night-2 Śubha | 18:57 – 20:39 (auspicious) |
| Night-3 Roga | 20:39 – 22:20 (inauspicious) |
| Night-4 Udveg | 22:20 – 00:02 (inauspicious) |
| Night-5 Chala | 00:02 – 01:43 (neutral) |
| Night-6 Labha | 01:43 – 03:25 (auspicious) |
| Night-7 Amṛta | 03:25 – 05:06 (auspicious) |
| Night-8 Kāla | 05:06 – 06:48 (inauspicious) |
🌐 Coordinates
Latitude: -29.8587°
Longitude: 31.0218°
Timezone: UTC+2
🚶 आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).
🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance
Today's Śukla Pūrṇimā + Pūrva Āṣāḍhā 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 | 5118 · Kali-5118 |
|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch) | 1869123.27 · 5117.5 years since 3102 BCE Ujjain midnight |
| Julian Day | 2457588.770833 · universal astronomical day-count |
| Ayanāṁśa (Lahiri) | 24.0842° · precession offset · grows ~50.29″/yr |
| Sun-Moon angle (elongation) | 168.04° · 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 (24.0842°) · declination 20.79° · EoT -5.93 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:2016-07-19 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness · ETag/304 enabled)