पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · June 20, 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
- एकादशी · EkādaśīVaishnava
- मिथुन सङ्क्रान्ति · Mithuna SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 16.23 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga
यः शास्त्रविधिमुत्सृज्य वर्तते कामकारतः।न स सिद्धिमवाप्नोति न सुखं न परां गतिम्।।16.23।।
"16.23 But he who neglects the commands of the scriptures, and follows the promptings of passion, he does not attain perfection, happiness or the final goal." — Shri Purohit Swami
📜 तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions
Lunar Month: Āṣāḍha (Āṣāḍha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1424
Malayalam Era: 1193
Nanakshahi: 548
Solar Month: Mithuna (Āni)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)
🌙 पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs (the time-elements)
| तिथि (Tithi) | Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30) |
|---|---|
| नक्षत्र (Nakshatra) | Aśvinī Pada 4 |
| योग (Yoga) | Atigaṇḍa |
| करण (Karaṇa) | Bava |
| वार (Vāra) | Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) |
🪐 सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)
| Graha | Longitude | Rāśi | Nakshatra |
|---|---|---|---|
| सूर्य Sūrya | 64.83° | Mithuna | Mr̥gaśirā P4 |
| चन्द्र Candra | 7.73° | Meṣa | Aśvinī P3 |
| मङ्गल Maṅgala | 75.83° | Mithuna | Ārdrā P3 |
| बुध Budha | 62.61° | Mithuna | Mr̥gaśirā P3 |
| गुरु Bṛhaspati | 168.90° | Kanyā | Hasta P3 |
| शुक्र Śukra | 19.58° | Meṣa | Bharaṇī P2 |
| शनि Śani | 239.91° | Vṛścika | Jyeṣṭhā P4 |
☀️ Durban, South Africa — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · UTC+2)
| Sūryodaya (Sunrise) | 06:50 UTC+2 |
|---|---|
| Sūryāsta (Sunset) | 17:04 UTC+2 |
| Madhyāhna (Solar Noon) | 11:57 UTC+2 |
| Candrodaya (Moonrise) | 02:34 UTC+2 |
| Candrāsta (Moonset) | 13:43 UTC+2 |
| Dinamāna (Day Duration) | 10 Hours 13 Mins 22 Secs |
| Rātrimāna (Night Duration) | 13 Hours 46 Mins 38 Secs |
✨ शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings
| Brahma Muhūrta | 05:29 – 06:10 |
|---|---|
| Prātaḥ Sandhyā | 05:59 – 06:50 |
| Abhijit Muhūrta | 11:37 – 12:18 |
| Vijaya Muhūrta | 13:39 – 14:20 |
| Godhūli Muhūrta | 16:52 – 17:16 |
| Sāyāhna Sandhyā | 17:04 – 17:29 |
| Amṛta Kāla | 16:49 – 18:34 |
| Niśīta Muhūrta | 23:37 – 00:18 |
⚠️ अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)
| Rāhu Kāla | 14:30 – 15:47 |
|---|---|
| Yamaganda | 09:24 – 10:40 |
| Gulika Kāla | 11:57 – 13:14 |
| Varjyam | 07:16 – 07:32 |
| Dur Muhūrta | 09:14 – 09:34 |
🧭 दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa
Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
⭐ 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 Roga | 06:50 – 08:07 (inauspicious) |
|---|---|
| Day-2 Udveg | 08:07 – 09:24 (inauspicious) |
| Day-3 Chala | 09:24 – 10:40 (neutral) |
| Day-4 Labha | 10:40 – 11:57 (auspicious) |
| Day-5 Amṛta | 11:57 – 13:14 (auspicious) |
| Day-6 Kāla | 13:14 – 14:30 (inauspicious) |
| Day-7 Śubha | 14:30 – 15:47 (auspicious) |
| Day-8 Roga | 15:47 – 17:04 (inauspicious) |
Choghaḍiyā Night Windows
| Night-1 Kāla | 17:04 – 18:47 (inauspicious) |
|---|---|
| Night-2 Śubha | 18:47 – 20:30 (auspicious) |
| Night-3 Roga | 20:30 – 22:14 (inauspicious) |
| Night-4 Udveg | 22:14 – 23:57 (inauspicious) |
| Night-5 Chala | 23:57 – 01:40 (neutral) |
| Night-6 Labha | 01:40 – 03:24 (auspicious) |
| Night-7 Amṛta | 03:24 – 05:07 (auspicious) |
| Night-8 Kāla | 05:07 – 06:50 (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-Historical Resonance
Today's Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī + 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 | 5119 · Kali-5119 |
|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch) | 1869459.27 · 5118.4 years since 3102 BCE Ujjain midnight |
| Julian Day | 2457924.770833 · universal astronomical day-count |
| Ayanāṁśa (Lahiri) | 24.0970° · precession offset · grows ~50.29″/yr |
| Sun-Moon angle (elongation) | 305.86° · determines today's tithi (12° = 1 tithi · so 26/30) |
🪷 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 (24.0970°) · declination 23.43° · EoT -1.24 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:2017-06-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness · ETag/304 enabled)