पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · August 26, 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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🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 7.16 · Chapter 7 · ज्ञानविज्ञानयोग · Jñāna-Vijñāna-Yoga
चतुर्विधा भजन्ते मां जनाः सुकृतिनोऽर्जुन।
आर्तो जिज्ञासुरर्थार्थी ज्ञानी च भरतर्षभ।।7.16।।
आर्तो जिज्ञासुरर्थार्थी ज्ञानी च भरतर्षभ।।7.16।।
"7.16 O Arjuna! The righteous who worship Me are grouped by stages: first, they who suffer, next they who desire knowledge, then they who thirst after truth, and lastly they who attain wisdom." — Shri Purohit Swami
📜 तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions
Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1423
Malayalam Era: 1192
Nanakshahi: 547
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)
🌙 पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs (the time-elements)
| तिथि (Tithi) | Kṛṣṇa Navamī (24/30) |
|---|---|
| नक्षत्र (Nakshatra) | Rohiṇī Pada 3 |
| योग (Yoga) | Harṣaṇa |
| करण (Karaṇa) | Taitila |
| वार (Vāra) | Śukravāra (Friday) |
🪐 सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)
| Graha | Longitude | Rāśi | Nakshatra |
|---|---|---|---|
| सूर्य Sūrya | 129.16° | Siṃha | Maghā P3 |
| चन्द्र Candra | 50.73° | Vṛṣabha | Rohiṇī P4 |
| मङ्गल Maṅgala | 226.47° | Vṛścika | Anurādhā P4 |
| बुध Budha | 153.99° | Kanyā | Uttara Phalgunī P3 |
| गुरु Bṛhaspati | 152.30° | Kanyā | Uttara Phalgunī P2 |
| शुक्र Śukra | 150.74° | Kanyā | Uttara Phalgunī P2 |
| शनि Śani | 225.63° | Vṛścika | Anurādhā P4 |
☀️ Durban, South Africa — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · UTC+2)
| Sūryodaya (Sunrise) | 06:17 UTC+2 |
|---|---|
| Sūryāsta (Sunset) | 17:37 UTC+2 |
| Madhyāhna (Solar Noon) | 11:57 UTC+2 |
| Candrodaya (Moonrise) | 01:36 UTC+2 |
| Candrāsta (Moonset) | 11:51 UTC+2 |
| Dinamāna (Day Duration) | 11 Hours 19 Mins 52 Secs |
| Rātrimāna (Night Duration) | 12 Hours 40 Mins 08 Secs |
✨ शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings
| Brahma Muhūrta | 04:47 – 05:32 |
|---|---|
| Prātaḥ Sandhyā | 05:21 – 06:17 |
| Abhijit Muhūrta | 11:35 – 12:20 |
| Vijaya Muhūrta | 13:51 – 14:36 |
| Godhūli Muhūrta | 17:25 – 17:49 |
| Sāyāhna Sandhyā | 17:37 – 18:06 |
| Amṛta Kāla | 17:22 – 19:07 |
| Niśīta Muhūrta | 23:35 – 00:20 |
⚠️ अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)
| Rāhu Kāla | 10:32 – 11:57 |
|---|---|
| Yamaganda | 14:47 – 16:12 |
| Gulika Kāla | 07:42 – 09:07 |
| Varjyam | 06:46 – 07:04 |
| Dur Muhūrta | 08:56 – 09:19 |
🧭 दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa
Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mātaṇga (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
⭐ तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala
Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna
🕉️ चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows
| Day-1 Chala | 06:17 – 07:42 (neutral) |
|---|---|
| Day-2 Labha | 07:42 – 09:07 (auspicious) |
| Day-3 Amṛta | 09:07 – 10:32 (auspicious) |
| Day-4 Kāla | 10:32 – 11:57 (inauspicious) |
| Day-5 Śubha | 11:57 – 13:22 (auspicious) |
| Day-6 Roga | 13:22 – 14:47 (inauspicious) |
| Day-7 Udveg | 14:47 – 16:12 (inauspicious) |
| Day-8 Chala | 16:12 – 17:37 (neutral) |
Choghaḍiyā Night Windows
| Night-1 Roga | 17:37 – 19:12 (inauspicious) |
|---|---|
| Night-2 Udveg | 19:12 – 20:47 (inauspicious) |
| Night-3 Chala | 20:47 – 22:22 (neutral) |
| Night-4 Labha | 22:22 – 23:57 (auspicious) |
| Night-5 Amṛta | 23:57 – 01:32 (auspicious) |
| Night-6 Kāla | 01:32 – 03:07 (inauspicious) |
| Night-7 Śubha | 03:07 – 04:42 (auspicious) |
| Night-8 Roga | 04:42 – 06:17 (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 Kṛṣṇa Navamī + Rohiṇī alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09 — Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Rohiṇī)
🌌 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) | 1869161.27 · 5117.6 years since 3102 BCE Ujjain midnight |
| Julian Day | 2457626.770833 · universal astronomical day-count |
| Ayanāṁśa (Lahiri) | 24.0856° · precession offset · grows ~50.29″/yr |
| Sun-Moon angle (elongation) | 280.50° · determines today's tithi (12° = 1 tithi · so 24/30) |
🪷 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 (24.0856°) · declination 10.31° · EoT -1.42 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:2016-08-26 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness · ETag/304 enabled)