पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · December 15, 2016 CE
पञ्चाङ्ग सार — Core Five-Limb Snapshot
Tithi
Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā
17/30 · Kṛṣṇa pakṣa
Nakshatra
Ārdrā
Pada 3 · 6/27
Yoga
Śukla
24/27
Karaṇa
Taitila
half-tithi 32/60
Vāra
Guruvāra (Thursday)
weekday limb
Calendar context: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa) · Solar month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Localized descent for Durban, South Africa; the universal day-axis remains anchored to the same date envelope.
📜 तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions
Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa 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) | Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā (17/30) |
|---|---|
| नक्षत्र (Nakshatra) | Ārdrā Pada 3 |
| योग (Yoga) | Śukla |
| करण (Karaṇa) | Taitila |
| वार (Vāra) | Guruvāra (Thursday) |
🕉️ 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
Or visit /cities · universal Earth-access (Sanskrit: Bhūmi Mātā · Mother Earth) · live pañchāṅga renders for supported city records worldwide · ?format=json
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 10.35 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
बृहत्साम तथा साम्नां गायत्री छन्दसामहम्।
मासानां मार्गशीर्षोऽहमृतूनां कुसुमाकरः।।10.35।।
मासानां मार्गशीर्षोऽहमृतूनां कुसुमाकरः।।10.35।।
"10.35 Of hymns I am Brihatsama, of metres I am Garatri, among the months I am Margasheersha (December), and I am the Spring among seasons." — Shri Purohit Swami
🪐 सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)
| Graha | Longitude | Rāśi | Nakshatra |
|---|---|---|---|
| सूर्य Sūrya | 239.40° | Vṛścika | Jyeṣṭhā P4 |
| चन्द्र Candra | 73.83° | Mithuna | Ārdrā P3 |
| मङ्गल Maṅgala | 302.39° | Kumbha | Dhaniṣṭhā P3 |
| बुध Budha | 259.39° | Dhanu | Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P2 |
| गुरु Bṛhaspati | 174.41° | Kanyā | Citrā P1 |
| शुक्र Śukra | 284.24° | Makara | Śravaṇa P2 |
| शनि Śani | 235.11° | Vṛścika | Jyeṣṭhā P3 |
☀️ Durban, South Africa — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · UTC+2)
| Sūryodaya (Sunrise) | 04:50 UTC+2 |
|---|---|
| Sūryāsta (Sunset) | 18:53 UTC+2 |
| Madhyāhna (Solar Noon) | 11:52 UTC+2 |
| Candrodaya (Moonrise) | 19:43 UTC+2 |
| Candrāsta (Moonset) | 05:55 UTC+2 |
| Dinamāna (Day Duration) | 14 Hours 03 Mins 02 Secs |
| Rātrimāna (Night Duration) | 9 Hours 56 Mins 58 Secs |
✨ शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings
| Brahma Muhūrta | 02:58 – 03:54 |
|---|---|
| Prātaḥ Sandhyā | 03:40 – 04:50 |
| Abhijit Muhūrta | 11:24 – 12:20 |
| Vijaya Muhūrta | 14:12 – 15:08 |
| Godhūli Muhūrta | 18:41 – 19:05 |
| Sāyāhna Sandhyā | 18:53 – 19:28 |
| Amṛta Kāla | 18:38 – 20:23 |
| Niśīta Muhūrta | 23:24 – 00:20 |
⚠️ अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)
| Rāhu Kāla | 13:37 – 15:22 |
|---|---|
| Yamaganda | 04:50 – 06:36 |
| Gulika Kāla | 08:21 – 10:06 |
| Varjyam | 05:25 – 05:48 |
| Dur Muhūrta | 08:07 – 08:35 |
🧭 दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa
Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (Inauspicious)
Tropical Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (tropical)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Tropical Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
⭐ तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala
Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna
🕉️ चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows
| Day-1 Śubha | 04:50 – 06:36 (auspicious) |
|---|---|
| Day-2 Roga | 06:36 – 08:21 (inauspicious) |
| Day-3 Udveg | 08:21 – 10:06 (inauspicious) |
| Day-4 Chala | 10:06 – 11:52 (neutral) |
| Day-5 Labha | 11:52 – 13:37 (auspicious) |
| Day-6 Amṛta | 13:37 – 15:22 (auspicious) |
| Day-7 Kāla | 15:22 – 17:08 (inauspicious) |
| Day-8 Śubha | 17:08 – 18:53 (auspicious) |
Choghaḍiyā Night Windows
| Night-1 Amṛta | 18:53 – 20:08 (auspicious) |
|---|---|
| Night-2 Kāla | 20:08 – 21:22 (inauspicious) |
| Night-3 Śubha | 21:22 – 22:37 (auspicious) |
| Night-4 Roga | 22:37 – 23:52 (inauspicious) |
| Night-5 Udveg | 23:52 – 01:06 (inauspicious) |
| Night-6 Chala | 01:06 – 02:21 (neutral) |
| Night-7 Labha | 02:21 – 03:36 (auspicious) |
| Night-8 Amṛta | 03:36 – 04:50 (auspicious) |
🌐 Coordinates
Latitude: -29.8587°
Longitude: 31.0218°
Timezone: UTC+2
🚶 आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.
🌌 Cosmic Time — Where This Moment Sits in the Mahāyuga
These five values locate the requested date inside this application's declared proleptic model. Kali Year uses 18 February 3102 BCE as a traditional epoch convention; that convention is not proof of Krishna's historical departure date. Ahargaṇa is this model's day-count from that epoch. Julian Day is a continuous astronomical day-number. Ayanāṁśa is the modelled sidereal/tropical angular offset. Sun-Moon angle determines the computed tithi (0-360° elongation / 12° per tithi).
| Kali Year | 5118 · Kali-5118 |
|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch) | 1869272.27 · 5117.9 years since 3102 BCE Ujjain midnight |
| Julian Day | 2457737.770833 · universal astronomical day-count |
| Ayanāṁśa (Lahiri) | 24.0899° · precession offset · grows ~50.29″/yr |
| Sun-Moon angle (elongation) | 194.44° · determines today's tithi (12° = 1 tithi · so 17/30) |
🪷 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 (24.0899°) · declination -23.28° · EoT 4.18 min · city civil-time localizationLineage: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 seva surface · source not distributed (the bhakta's sole niṣkāma-karma-sevā)Computed for:2016-12-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness · ETag/304 enabled)
Sources and Related Local Readings
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