पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · December 5, 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
Also observed today
- वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति · Vṛścika SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 10.25 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
महर्षीणां भृगुरहं गिरामस्म्येकमक्षरम्।
यज्ञानां जपयज्ञोऽस्मि स्थावराणां हिमालयः।।10.25।।
यज्ञानां जपयज्ञोऽस्मि स्थावराणां हिमालयः।।10.25।।
"10.25 Of the great seers I am Bhrigu, of words I am Om, of offerings I am the silent prayer, among things immovable I am the Himalayas." — Shri Purohit Swami
📜 तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions
Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1423
Malayalam Era: 1192
Nanakshahi: 547
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)
🌙 पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs (the time-elements)
| तिथि (Tithi) | Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30) |
|---|---|
| नक्षत्र (Nakshatra) | Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 1 |
| योग (Yoga) | Vyāghāta |
| करण (Karaṇa) | Kaulava |
| वार (Vāra) | Somavāra (Monday) |
🪐 सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)
| Graha | Longitude | Rāśi | Nakshatra |
|---|---|---|---|
| सूर्य Sūrya | 229.24° | Vṛścika | Jyeṣṭhā P1 |
| चन्द्र Candra | 291.29° | Makara | Śravaṇa P4 |
| मङ्गल Maṅgala | 294.86° | Makara | Dhaniṣṭhā P1 |
| बुध Budha | 248.72° | Dhanu | Mūla P3 |
| गुरु Bṛhaspati | 172.88° | Kanyā | Hasta P4 |
| शुक्र Śukra | 272.70° | Makara | Uttara Āṣāḍhā P2 |
| शनि Śani | 233.93° | Vṛścika | Jyeṣṭhā P3 |
☀️ Durban, South Africa — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · UTC+2)
| Sūryodaya (Sunrise) | 04:48 UTC+2 |
|---|---|
| Sūryāsta (Sunset) | 18:46 UTC+2 |
| Madhyāhna (Solar Noon) | 11:47 UTC+2 |
| Candrodaya (Moonrise) | 09:14 UTC+2 |
| Candrāsta (Moonset) | 22:37 UTC+2 |
| Dinamāna (Day Duration) | 13 Hours 58 Mins 03 Secs |
| Rātrimāna (Night Duration) | 10 Hours 01 Mins 57 Secs |
✨ शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings
| Brahma Muhūrta | 02:57 – 03:52 |
|---|---|
| Prātaḥ Sandhyā | 03:38 – 04:48 |
| Abhijit Muhūrta | 11:19 – 12:15 |
| Vijaya Muhūrta | 14:07 – 15:03 |
| Godhūli Muhūrta | 18:34 – 18:58 |
| Sāyāhna Sandhyā | 18:46 – 19:21 |
| Amṛta Kāla | 18:31 – 20:16 |
| Niśīta Muhūrta | 23:19 – 00:15 |
⚠️ अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)
| Rāhu Kāla | 06:33 – 08:18 |
|---|---|
| Yamaganda | 10:03 – 11:47 |
| Gulika Kāla | 13:32 – 15:17 |
| Varjyam | 05:23 – 05:46 |
| Dur Muhūrta | 08:04 – 08:32 |
🧭 दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa
Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
⭐ तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala
Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna
🕉️ चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows
| Day-1 Amṛta | 04:48 – 06:33 (auspicious) |
|---|---|
| Day-2 Kāla | 06:33 – 08:18 (inauspicious) |
| Day-3 Śubha | 08:18 – 10:03 (auspicious) |
| Day-4 Roga | 10:03 – 11:47 (inauspicious) |
| Day-5 Udveg | 11:47 – 13:32 (inauspicious) |
| Day-6 Chala | 13:32 – 15:17 (neutral) |
| Day-7 Labha | 15:17 – 17:02 (auspicious) |
| Day-8 Amṛta | 17:02 – 18:46 (auspicious) |
Choghaḍiyā Night Windows
| Night-1 Chala | 18:46 – 20:02 (neutral) |
|---|---|
| Night-2 Labha | 20:02 – 21:17 (auspicious) |
| Night-3 Amṛta | 21:17 – 22:32 (auspicious) |
| Night-4 Kāla | 22:32 – 23:47 (inauspicious) |
| Night-5 Śubha | 23:47 – 01:03 (auspicious) |
| Night-6 Roga | 01:03 – 02:18 (inauspicious) |
| Night-7 Udveg | 02:18 – 03:33 (inauspicious) |
| Night-8 Chala | 03:33 – 04:48 (neutral) |
🌐 Coordinates
Latitude: -29.8587°
Longitude: 31.0218°
Timezone: UTC+2
🚶 आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.
🌌 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) | 1869262.27 · 5117.9 years since 3102 BCE Ujjain midnight |
| Julian Day | 2457727.770833 · universal astronomical day-count |
| Ayanāṁśa (Lahiri) | 24.0895° · precession offset · grows ~50.29″/yr |
| Sun-Moon angle (elongation) | 65.42° · determines today's tithi (12° = 1 tithi · so 6/30) |
🪷 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 (24.0895°) · declination -22.40° · EoT 8.56 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:2016-12-05 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness · ETag/304 enabled)