पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · July 19, 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
- अजा एकादशी · Ajā EkādaśīVaishnava
- एकादशी · EkādaśīVaishnava
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 17.28 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
अश्रद्धया हुतं दत्तं तपस्तप्तं कृतं च यत्।असदित्युच्यते पार्थ न च तत्प्रेत्य नो इह।।17.28।।
"17.28 Whatsoever is done without faith, whether it be sacrifice, austerity or gift or anything else, as called Asat' (meaning Unreal') for it is the negation of Sat,' O Arjuna! Such an act has no significance, here or hereafter."" — Shri Purohit Swami
📜 तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions
Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1424
Malayalam Era: 1193
Nanakshahi: 548
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)
🌙 पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs (the time-elements)
| तिथि (Tithi) | Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30) |
|---|---|
| नक्षत्र (Nakshatra) | Kṛttikā Pada 3 |
| योग (Yoga) | Gaṇḍa |
| करण (Karaṇa) | Bava |
| वार (Vāra) | Budhavāra (Wednesday) |
🪐 सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)
| Graha | Longitude | Rāśi | Nakshatra |
|---|---|---|---|
| सूर्य Sūrya | 92.49° | Karka | Punarvasu P4 |
| चन्द्र Candra | 31.84° | Vṛṣabha | Kṛttikā P2 |
| मङ्गल Maṅgala | 94.72° | Karka | Puṣya P1 |
| बुध Budha | 116.85° | Karka | Aśleṣā P4 |
| गुरु Bṛhaspati | 170.97° | Kanyā | Hasta P4 |
| शुक्र Śukra | 51.28° | Vṛṣabha | Rohiṇī P4 |
| शनि Śani | 238.00° | Vṛścika | Jyeṣṭhā P4 |
☀️ Durban, South Africa — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · UTC+2)
| Sūryodaya (Sunrise) | 06:48 UTC+2 |
|---|---|
| Sūryāsta (Sunset) | 17:16 UTC+2 |
| Madhyāhna (Solar Noon) | 12:02 UTC+2 |
| Candrodaya (Moonrise) | 02:43 UTC+2 |
| Candrāsta (Moonset) | 13:16 UTC+2 |
| Dinamāna (Day Duration) | 10 Hours 27 Mins 27 Secs |
| Rātrimāna (Night Duration) | 13 Hours 32 Mins 33 Secs |
✨ शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings
| Brahma Muhūrta | 05:24 – 06:06 |
|---|---|
| Prātaḥ Sandhyā | 05:56 – 06:48 |
| Abhijit Muhūrta | 11:41 – 12:23 |
| Vijaya Muhūrta | 13:46 – 14:28 |
| Godhūli Muhūrta | 17:04 – 17:28 |
| Sāyāhna Sandhyā | 17:16 – 17:42 |
| Amṛta Kāla | 17:01 – 18:46 |
| Niśīta Muhūrta | 23:41 – 00:23 |
⚠️ अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)
| Rāhu Kāla | 12:02 – 13:20 |
|---|---|
| Yamaganda | 08:07 – 09:25 |
| Gulika Kāla | 10:43 – 12:02 |
| Varjyam | 07:14 – 07:31 |
| Dur Muhūrta | 09:15 – 09:35 |
🧭 दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa
Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
⭐ तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala
Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna
🕉️ चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows
| Day-1 Labha | 06:48 – 08:07 (auspicious) |
|---|---|
| Day-2 Amṛta | 08:07 – 09:25 (auspicious) |
| Day-3 Kāla | 09:25 – 10:43 (inauspicious) |
| Day-4 Śubha | 10:43 – 12:02 (auspicious) |
| Day-5 Roga | 12:02 – 13:20 (inauspicious) |
| Day-6 Udveg | 13:20 – 14:39 (inauspicious) |
| Day-7 Chala | 14:39 – 15:57 (neutral) |
| Day-8 Labha | 15:57 – 17:16 (auspicious) |
Choghaḍiyā Night Windows
| Night-1 Udveg | 17:16 – 18:57 (inauspicious) |
|---|---|
| Night-2 Chala | 18:57 – 20:39 (neutral) |
| Night-3 Labha | 20:39 – 22:20 (auspicious) |
| Night-4 Amṛta | 22:20 – 00:02 (auspicious) |
| Night-5 Kāla | 00:02 – 01:43 (inauspicious) |
| Night-6 Śubha | 01:43 – 03:25 (auspicious) |
| Night-7 Roga | 03:25 – 05:07 (inauspicious) |
| Night-8 Udveg | 05:07 – 06:48 (inauspicious) |
🌐 Coordinates
Latitude: -29.8587°
Longitude: 31.0218°
Timezone: UTC+2
🚶 आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).
🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance
Today's Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04 — Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)
-3137-12-25 — Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)
🌌 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) | 1869488.27 · 5118.5 years since 3102 BCE Ujjain midnight |
| Julian Day | 2457953.770833 · universal astronomical day-count |
| Ayanāṁśa (Lahiri) | 24.0981° · precession offset · grows ~50.29″/yr |
| Sun-Moon angle (elongation) | 302.16° · 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 (24.0981°) · declination 20.84° · EoT -5.93 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:2017-07-19 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness · ETag/304 enabled)