पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · September 3, 2016 CE

🪷 आज: सिंह सङ्क्रान्ति — Siṁha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Leo.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 7.24 · Chapter 7 · ज्ञानविज्ञानयोग · Jñāna-Vijñāna-Yoga
अव्यक्तं व्यक्ितमापन्नं मन्यन्ते मामबुद्धयः।

परं भावमजानन्तो ममाव्ययमनुत्तमम्।।7.24।।
"7.24 The ignorant think of Me, who am the Unmanifested Spirit, as if I were really in human form. They do not understand that My Superior Nature is changeless and most excellent." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 7.24's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla 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)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya136.89°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
चन्द्र Candra155.90°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala230.86°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
बुध Budha154.36°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati153.97°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
शुक्र Śukra160.54°KanyāHasta P1
शनि Śani225.84°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:08 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:41 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:55 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:08 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:13 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 33 Mins 20 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 26 Mins 40 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:36 – 05:22
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:10 – 06:08
Abhijit Muhūrta11:32 – 12:18
Vijaya Muhūrta13:50 – 14:37
Godhūli Muhūrta17:29 – 17:53
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:41 – 18:10
Amṛta Kāla17:26 – 19:11
Niśīta Muhūrta23:32 – 00:18

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:01 – 10:28
Yamaganda13:21 – 14:48
Gulika Kāla06:08 – 07:35
Varjyam06:37 – 06:55
Dur Muhūrta 08:50 – 09:13

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Śrīvatsa (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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:08 – 07:35 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:35 – 09:01 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:01 – 10:28 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:28 – 11:55 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:55 – 13:21 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:21 – 14:48 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:48 – 16:15 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:15 – 17:41 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:41 – 19:15 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:15 – 20:48 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:48 – 22:21 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:21 – 23:55 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:55 – 01:28 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:28 – 03:01 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:01 – 04:35 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:35 – 06:08 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: -29.8587°
Longitude: 31.0218°
Timezone: UTC+2

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869169.27
Julian Day2457634.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0859°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)21.63°
🪷 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 (24.0859°), declination 7.45°, EoT 1.15 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: 2016-09-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)