पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · March 27, 2017 CE

🪷 आज: मीन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mīna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Pisces; Mīna-māsa begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 13.20 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
प्रकृतिं पुरुषं चैव विद्ध्यनादी उभावपि।विकारांश्च गुणांश्चैव विद्धि प्रकृतिसंभवान्।।13.20।।
"13.20 Know thou further that Nature and God have no beginning; and that differences of character and quality have their origin in Nature only." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.20's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1424
Malayalam Era: 1193
Nanakshahi: 548
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)Śakuni
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya342.47°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
चन्द्र Candra328.20°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala17.85°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
बुध Budha359.71°MīnaRevatī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati175.20°KanyāCitrā P1
शुक्र Śukra339.68°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
शनि Śani243.44°DhanuMūla P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:04 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:00 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:02 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:55 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:14 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 55 Mins 43 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 04 Mins 17 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:29 – 05:16
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:04 – 06:04
Abhijit Muhūrta11:38 – 12:26
Vijaya Muhūrta14:01 – 14:49
Godhūli Muhūrta17:48 – 18:12
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:00 – 18:30
Amṛta Kāla17:45 – 19:30
Niśīta Muhūrta23:38 – 00:26

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:33 – 09:03
Yamaganda10:32 – 12:02
Gulika Kāla13:31 – 15:01
Varjyam06:34 – 06:53
Dur Muhūrta 08:51 – 09:15

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:04 – 07:33 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:33 – 09:03 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:03 – 10:32 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:32 – 12:02 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:02 – 13:31 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:31 – 15:01 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:01 – 16:30 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:30 – 18:00 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:00 – 19:30 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:30 – 21:01 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:01 – 22:31 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:31 – 00:02 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:02 – 01:32 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:32 – 03:03 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:03 – 04:33 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:33 – 06:04 (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 Time

Kali Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869374.27
Julian Day2457839.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0938°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)344.89°
🪷 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 (24.0938°), declination 2.61°, EoT -5.94 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: 2017-03-27 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)