पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · February 6, 2017 CE

🪷 आज: मकर सङ्क्रान्ति — Makara Saṅkrānti (Uttarāyaṇa)
Sun enters Capricorn; Uttarāyaṇa (north-going) begins. Bhīṣma's chosen mahaprasthāna time.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.46 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
किरीटिनं गदिनं चक्रहस्त

मिच्छामि त्वां द्रष्टुमहं तथैव।

तेनैव रूपेण चतुर्भुजेन

सहस्रबाहो भव विश्वमूर्ते।।11.46।।
"11.46 I long to see Thee as thou wert before, with the crown, the sceptre and the discus in Thy hands; in Thy other Form, with Thy four hands, O Thou Whose arms are countless and Whose forms are infinite." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.46's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1424
Malayalam Era: 1193
Nanakshahi: 548
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Daśamī (10/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Rohiṇī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya293.34°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
चन्द्र Candra47.92°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala342.21°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
बुध Budha273.71°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati178.56°KanyāCitrā P2
शुक्र Śukra337.52°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
शनि Śani240.78°DhanuMūla P1

Durban, South Africa — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · UTC+2)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:29 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:51 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:10 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:40 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:57 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 21 Mins 55 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 38 Mins 05 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:42 – 04:36
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:22 – 05:29
Abhijit Muhūrta11:43 – 12:37
Vijaya Muhūrta14:24 – 15:17
Godhūli Muhūrta18:39 – 19:03
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:51 – 19:25
Amṛta Kāla18:36 – 20:21
Niśīta Muhūrta23:43 – 00:37

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:09 – 08:50
Yamaganda10:30 – 12:10
Gulika Kāla13:50 – 15:31
Varjyam06:03 – 06:24
Dur Muhūrta 08:36 – 09:03

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Śrīvatsa (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:29 – 07:09 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:09 – 08:50 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:50 – 10:30 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:30 – 12:10 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:10 – 13:50 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:50 – 15:31 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:31 – 17:11 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta17:11 – 18:51 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:51 – 20:11 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha20:11 – 21:31 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:31 – 22:50 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:50 – 00:10 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:10 – 01:30 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:30 – 02:50 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:50 – 04:09 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:09 – 05:29 (neutral)

Coordinates

Latitude: -29.8587°
Longitude: 31.0218°
Timezone: UTC+2

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Daśamī + Rohiṇī alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Rohiṇī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869325.27
Julian Day2457790.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0919°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)115.90°
🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Substrate: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta
Method: Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equation
Tier-2 city localization: spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanamsa (24.0919°), declination -15.61°, EoT -14.30 min · verified ±1 min vs Drikpanchang
Lineage: Bhṛgu → Vyāsa → Āryabhaṭa → Brahmagupta → Bhāskara II → Mādhava → Parameśvara → Nīlakaṇṭha → Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate
Access: Self-hosted substrate · the deployed website IS the public offering · source not distributed
Computed for: 2017-02-06 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)