पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · January 7, 2017 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 11.16 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
अनेकबाहूदरवक्त्रनेत्रं
पश्यामि त्वां सर्वतोऽनन्तरूपम्।
नान्तं न मध्यं न पुनस्तवादिं
पश्यामि विश्वेश्वर विश्वरूप।।11.16।।
पश्यामि त्वां सर्वतोऽनन्तरूपम्।
नान्तं न मध्यं न पुनस्तवादिं
पश्यामि विश्वेश्वर विश्वरूप।।11.16।।
"11.16 I see Thee, infinite in form, with, as it were, faces, eyes and limbs everywhere; no beginning, no middle, no end; O Thou Lord of the Universe, Whose Form is universal!" — Shri Purohit Swami
📜 तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions
Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1424
Malayalam Era: 1193
Nanakshahi: 548
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)
🌙 पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs (the time-elements)
| तिथि (Tithi) | Śukla Daśamī (10/30) |
|---|---|
| नक्षत्र (Nakshatra) | Aśvinī Pada 4 |
| योग (Yoga) | Siddha |
| करण (Karaṇa) | Taitila |
| वार (Vāra) | Śanivāra (Saturday) |
🪐 सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)
| Graha | Longitude | Rāśi | Nakshatra |
|---|---|---|---|
| सूर्य Sūrya | 262.83° | Dhanu | Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P3 |
| चन्द्र Candra | 8.65° | Meṣa | Aśvinī P3 |
| मङ्गल Maṅgala | 319.74° | Kumbha | Śatabhiṣā P4 |
| बुध Budha | 244.53° | Dhanu | Mūla P2 |
| गुरु Bṛhaspati | 177.14° | Kanyā | Citrā P2 |
| शुक्र Śukra | 309.61° | Kumbha | Śatabhiṣā P1 |
| शनि Śani | 237.77° | Vṛścika | Jyeṣṭhā P4 |
☀️ Durban, South Africa — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · UTC+2)
| Sūryodaya (Sunrise) | 05:03 UTC+2 |
|---|---|
| Sūryāsta (Sunset) | 19:01 UTC+2 |
| Madhyāhna (Solar Noon) | 12:02 UTC+2 |
| Candrodaya (Moonrise) | 13:32 UTC+2 |
| Candrāsta (Moonset) | 00:39 UTC+2 |
| Dinamāna (Day Duration) | 13 Hours 57 Mins 52 Secs |
| Rātrimāna (Night Duration) | 10 Hours 02 Mins 08 Secs |
✨ शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings
| Brahma Muhūrta | 03:12 – 04:07 |
|---|---|
| Prātaḥ Sandhyā | 03:53 – 05:03 |
| Abhijit Muhūrta | 11:34 – 12:30 |
| Vijaya Muhūrta | 14:22 – 15:18 |
| Godhūli Muhūrta | 18:49 – 19:13 |
| Sāyāhna Sandhyā | 19:01 – 19:36 |
| Amṛta Kāla | 18:46 – 20:31 |
| Niśīta Muhūrta | 23:34 – 00:30 |
⚠️ अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)
| Rāhu Kāla | 08:33 – 10:17 |
|---|---|
| Yamaganda | 13:47 – 15:32 |
| Gulika Kāla | 05:03 – 06:48 |
| Varjyam | 05:38 – 06:01 |
| Dur Muhūrta | 08:19 – 08:47 |
🧭 दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa
Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
⭐ तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala
Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha
🕉️ चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows
| Day-1 Kāla | 05:03 – 06:48 (inauspicious) |
|---|---|
| Day-2 Śubha | 06:48 – 08:33 (auspicious) |
| Day-3 Roga | 08:33 – 10:17 (inauspicious) |
| Day-4 Udveg | 10:17 – 12:02 (inauspicious) |
| Day-5 Chala | 12:02 – 13:47 (neutral) |
| Day-6 Labha | 13:47 – 15:32 (auspicious) |
| Day-7 Amṛta | 15:32 – 17:16 (auspicious) |
| Day-8 Kāla | 17:16 – 19:01 (inauspicious) |
Choghaḍiyā Night Windows
| Night-1 Labha | 19:01 – 20:16 (auspicious) |
|---|---|
| Night-2 Amṛta | 20:16 – 21:32 (auspicious) |
| Night-3 Kāla | 21:32 – 22:47 (inauspicious) |
| Night-4 Śubha | 22:47 – 00:02 (auspicious) |
| Night-5 Roga | 00:02 – 01:17 (inauspicious) |
| Night-6 Udveg | 01:17 – 02:33 (inauspicious) |
| Night-7 Chala | 02:33 – 03:48 (neutral) |
| Night-8 Labha | 03:48 – 05:03 (auspicious) |
🌐 Coordinates
Latitude: -29.8587°
Longitude: 31.0218°
Timezone: UTC+2
🚶 आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.
🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance
Today's Śukla Daśamī + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:
-3101-02-18 — Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)
🌌 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) | 1869295.27 · 5118.0 years since 3102 BCE Ujjain midnight |
| Julian Day | 2457760.770833 · universal astronomical day-count |
| Ayanāṁśa (Lahiri) | 24.0907° · precession offset · grows ~50.29″/yr |
| Sun-Moon angle (elongation) | 108.49° · determines today's tithi (12° = 1 tithi · so 10/30) |
🪷 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 (24.0907°) · declination -22.37° · EoT -6.29 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:2017-01-07 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness · ETag/304 enabled)