पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · December 20, 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
- धनु सङ्क्रान्ति · Dhanu SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 10.40 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
नान्तोऽस्ति मम दिव्यानां विभूतीनां परंतप।
एष तूद्देशतः प्रोक्तो विभूतेर्विस्तरो मया।।10.40।।
एष तूद्देशतः प्रोक्तो विभूतेर्विस्तरो मया।।10.40।।
"10.40 O Arjuna! The aspects of My divine life are endless. I have mentioned but a few by way of illustration." — Shri Purohit Swami
📜 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: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)
🌙 पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs (the time-elements)
| तिथि (Tithi) | Kṛṣṇa Saptamī (22/30) |
|---|---|
| नक्षत्र (Nakshatra) | Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 3 |
| योग (Yoga) | Prīti |
| करण (Karaṇa) | Viṣṭi |
| वार (Vāra) | Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) |
🪐 सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)
| Graha | Longitude | Rāśi | Nakshatra |
|---|---|---|---|
| सूर्य Sūrya | 244.49° | Dhanu | Mūla P2 |
| चन्द्र Candra | 142.64° | Siṃha | Pūrva Phalgunī P3 |
| मङ्गल Maṅgala | 306.16° | Kumbha | Dhaniṣṭhā P4 |
| बुध Budha | 260.90° | Dhanu | Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P3 |
| गुरु Bṛhaspati | 175.11° | Kanyā | Citrā P1 |
| शुक्र Śukra | 289.92° | Makara | Śravaṇa P3 |
| शनि Śani | 235.70° | Vṛścika | Jyeṣṭhā P3 |
☀️ Durban, South Africa — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · UTC+2)
| Sūryodaya (Sunrise) | 04:52 UTC+2 |
|---|---|
| Sūryāsta (Sunset) | 18:56 UTC+2 |
| Madhyāhna (Solar Noon) | 11:54 UTC+2 |
| Candrodaya (Moonrise) | 23:16 UTC+2 |
| Candrāsta (Moonset) | 10:57 UTC+2 |
| Dinamāna (Day Duration) | 14 Hours 03 Mins 54 Secs |
| Rātrimāna (Night Duration) | 9 Hours 56 Mins 06 Secs |
✨ शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings
| Brahma Muhūrta | 03:00 – 03:56 |
|---|---|
| Prātaḥ Sandhyā | 03:42 – 04:52 |
| Abhijit Muhūrta | 11:26 – 12:22 |
| Vijaya Muhūrta | 14:15 – 15:11 |
| Godhūli Muhūrta | 18:44 – 19:08 |
| Sāyāhna Sandhyā | 18:56 – 19:31 |
| Amṛta Kāla | 18:41 – 20:26 |
| Niśīta Muhūrta | 23:26 – 00:22 |
⚠️ अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)
| Rāhu Kāla | 15:25 – 17:11 |
|---|---|
| Yamaganda | 08:23 – 10:09 |
| Gulika Kāla | 11:54 – 13:40 |
| Varjyam | 05:27 – 05:50 |
| Dur Muhūrta | 08:09 – 08:37 |
🧭 दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa
Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
⭐ तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala
Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha
🕉️ चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows
| Day-1 Roga | 04:52 – 06:38 (inauspicious) |
|---|---|
| Day-2 Udveg | 06:38 – 08:23 (inauspicious) |
| Day-3 Chala | 08:23 – 10:09 (neutral) |
| Day-4 Labha | 10:09 – 11:54 (auspicious) |
| Day-5 Amṛta | 11:54 – 13:40 (auspicious) |
| Day-6 Kāla | 13:40 – 15:25 (inauspicious) |
| Day-7 Śubha | 15:25 – 17:11 (auspicious) |
| Day-8 Roga | 17:11 – 18:56 (inauspicious) |
Choghaḍiyā Night Windows
| Night-1 Kāla | 18:56 – 20:11 (inauspicious) |
|---|---|
| Night-2 Śubha | 20:11 – 21:25 (auspicious) |
| Night-3 Roga | 21:25 – 22:40 (inauspicious) |
| Night-4 Udveg | 22:40 – 23:54 (inauspicious) |
| Night-5 Chala | 23:54 – 01:09 (neutral) |
| Night-6 Labha | 01:09 – 02:23 (auspicious) |
| Night-7 Amṛta | 02:23 – 03:38 (auspicious) |
| Night-8 Kāla | 03:38 – 04:52 (inauspicious) |
🌐 Coordinates
Latitude: -29.8587°
Longitude: 31.0218°
Timezone: UTC+2
🚶 आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).
🌌 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) | 1869277.27 · 5117.9 years since 3102 BCE Ujjain midnight |
| Julian Day | 2457742.770833 · universal astronomical day-count |
| Ayanāṁśa (Lahiri) | 24.0900° · precession offset · grows ~50.29″/yr |
| Sun-Moon angle (elongation) | 256.05° · determines today's tithi (12° = 1 tithi · so 22/30) |
🪷 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 (24.0900°) · declination -23.43° · EoT 1.85 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:2016-12-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness · ETag/304 enabled)