पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · September 1, 2016 CE

Also observed today

सिंह सङ्क्रान्ति · Siṁha SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 7.22 · Chapter 7 · ज्ञानविज्ञानयोग · Jñāna-Vijñāna-Yoga

स तया श्रद्धया युक्तस्तस्याराधनमीहते।

लभते च ततः कामान्मयैव विहितान् हि तान्।।7.22।।

"7.22 If he worships one form alone with real faith, then shall his desires be fulfilled through that only; for thus have I ordained." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 7.22's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

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

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Maghā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)	Nāga
वार (Vāra)	Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	134.96°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P1
चन्द्र Candra	131.01°	Siṃha	Maghā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	229.73°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P1
बुध Budha	154.85°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	153.55°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P3
शुक्र Śukra	158.09°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P4
शनि Śani	225.78°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P4

Durban, South Africa — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · UTC+2)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:10 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:40 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:55 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	05:59 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)	17:20 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 29 Mins 56 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 30 Mins 04 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:38 – 05:24
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:13 – 06:10
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:32 – 12:18
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:50 – 14:36
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:28 – 17:52
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:40 – 18:09
Amṛta Kāla	17:25 – 19:10
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:32 – 00:18

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	13:22 – 14:48
Yamaganda	06:10 – 07:37
Gulika Kāla	09:03 – 10:29
Varjyam	06:39 – 06:58
Dur Muhūrta	08:51 – 09:14

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)

Candra Vāsa: West

Rāhu Vāsa: North-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha	06:10 – 07:37 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga	07:37 – 09:03 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg	09:03 – 10:29 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala	10:29 – 11:55 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha	11:55 – 13:22 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta	13:22 – 14:48 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla	14:48 – 16:14 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha	16:14 – 17:40 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta	17:40 – 19:14 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla	19:14 – 20:48 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha	20:48 – 22:22 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga	22:22 – 23:55 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg	23:55 – 01:29 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala	01:29 – 03:03 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha	03:03 – 04:37 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta	04:37 – 06:10 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: -29.8587°

Longitude: 31.0218°

Timezone: UTC+2

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Bṛhaspati Walk (गुरु यात्रा)

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā + Maghā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-20 — Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1869167.27
Julian Day	2457632.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0858°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	357.63°

🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Substrate: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta
Method: Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equation
Tier-2 city localization: spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanamsa (24.0858°), declination 8.18°, EoT 0.48 min · verified ±1 min vs Drikpanchang
Lineage: Bhṛgu → Vyāsa → Āryabhaṭa → Brahmagupta → Bhāskara II → Mādhava → Parameśvara → Nīlakaṇṭha → Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate
Access: Self-hosted substrate · the deployed website IS the public offering · source not distributed
Computed for: 2016-09-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)