पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · December 12, 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
- प्रदोष व्रत · Pradoṣa VrataShaiva
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 10.32 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
सर्गाणामादिरन्तश्च मध्यं चैवाहमर्जुन।
अध्यात्मविद्या विद्यानां वादः प्रवदतामहम्।।10.32।।
अध्यात्मविद्या विद्यानां वादः प्रवदतामहम्।।10.32।।
"10.32 I am the Beginning, the Middle and the End in creation; among sciences, I am the science of Spirituality; I am the Discussion among disputants." — 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 Trayodaśī (13/30) |
|---|---|
| नक्षत्र (Nakshatra) | Kṛttikā Pada 2 |
| योग (Yoga) | Śiva |
| करण (Karaṇa) | Taitila |
| वार (Vāra) | Somavāra (Monday) |
🪐 सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)
| Graha | Longitude | Rāśi | Nakshatra |
|---|---|---|---|
| सूर्य Sūrya | 236.35° | Vṛścika | Jyeṣṭhā P3 |
| चन्द्र Candra | 28.46° | Meṣa | Kṛttikā P1 |
| मङ्गल Maṅgala | 300.12° | Kumbha | Dhaniṣṭhā P3 |
| बुध Budha | 256.93° | Dhanu | Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P2 |
| गुरु Bṛhaspati | 173.97° | Kanyā | Citrā P1 |
| शुक्र Śukra | 280.80° | Makara | Śravaṇa P1 |
| शनि Śani | 234.76° | Vṛścika | Jyeṣṭhā P3 |
☀️ Durban, South Africa — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · UTC+2)
| Sūryodaya (Sunrise) | 04:49 UTC+2 |
|---|---|
| Sūryāsta (Sunset) | 18:51 UTC+2 |
| Madhyāhna (Solar Noon) | 11:50 UTC+2 |
| Candrodaya (Moonrise) | 16:40 UTC+2 |
| Candrāsta (Moonset) | 03:18 UTC+2 |
| Dinamāna (Day Duration) | 14 Hours 01 Mins 59 Secs |
| Rātrimāna (Night Duration) | 9 Hours 58 Mins 01 Secs |
✨ शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings
| Brahma Muhūrta | 02:57 – 03:53 |
|---|---|
| Prātaḥ Sandhyā | 03:39 – 04:49 |
| Abhijit Muhūrta | 11:22 – 12:18 |
| Vijaya Muhūrta | 14:11 – 15:07 |
| Godhūli Muhūrta | 18:39 – 19:03 |
| Sāyāhna Sandhyā | 18:51 – 19:26 |
| Amṛta Kāla | 18:36 – 20:21 |
| Niśīta Muhūrta | 23:22 – 00:18 |
⚠️ अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)
| Rāhu Kāla | 06:35 – 08:20 |
|---|---|
| Yamaganda | 10:05 – 11:50 |
| Gulika Kāla | 13:36 – 15:21 |
| Varjyam | 05:24 – 05:47 |
| Dur Muhūrta | 08:06 – 08:34 |
🧭 दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa
Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha
🕉️ चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows
| Day-1 Amṛta | 04:49 – 06:35 (auspicious) |
|---|---|
| Day-2 Kāla | 06:35 – 08:20 (inauspicious) |
| Day-3 Śubha | 08:20 – 10:05 (auspicious) |
| Day-4 Roga | 10:05 – 11:50 (inauspicious) |
| Day-5 Udveg | 11:50 – 13:36 (inauspicious) |
| Day-6 Chala | 13:36 – 15:21 (neutral) |
| Day-7 Labha | 15:21 – 17:06 (auspicious) |
| Day-8 Amṛta | 17:06 – 18:51 (auspicious) |
Choghaḍiyā Night Windows
| Night-1 Chala | 18:51 – 20:06 (neutral) |
|---|---|
| Night-2 Labha | 20:06 – 21:21 (auspicious) |
| Night-3 Amṛta | 21:21 – 22:36 (auspicious) |
| Night-4 Kāla | 22:36 – 23:50 (inauspicious) |
| Night-5 Śubha | 23:50 – 01:05 (auspicious) |
| Night-6 Roga | 01:05 – 02:20 (inauspicious) |
| Night-7 Udveg | 02:20 – 03:35 (inauspicious) |
| Night-8 Chala | 03:35 – 04:49 (neutral) |
🌐 Coordinates
Latitude: -29.8587°
Longitude: 31.0218°
Timezone: UTC+2
🚶 आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.
🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance
Today's Śukla Trayodaśī + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04 — Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)
-3137-12-25 — Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)
🌌 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) | 1869269.27 · 5117.9 years since 3102 BCE Ujjain midnight |
| Julian Day | 2457734.770833 · universal astronomical day-count |
| Ayanāṁśa (Lahiri) | 24.0897° · precession offset · grows ~50.29″/yr |
| Sun-Moon angle (elongation) | 154.18° · determines today's tithi (12° = 1 tithi · so 13/30) |
🪷 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 (24.0897°) · declination -23.09° · EoT 5.54 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:2016-12-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness · ETag/304 enabled)