पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · September 1, 2017 CE

🪷 आज: सिंह सङ्क्रान्ति — Siṁha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Leo.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.44 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
कृषिगौरक्ष्यवाणिज्यं वैश्यकर्म स्वभावजम्।परिचर्यात्मकं कर्म शूद्रस्यापि स्वभावजम्।।18.44।।
"18.44 Agriculture, protection of the cow and trade are the duty of a trader, again in accordance with his nature. The duty of a servant is to serve, and that too agrees with his nature." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.44's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1424
Malayalam Era: 1193
Nanakshahi: 548
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Daśamī (10/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya134.71°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
चन्द्र Candra254.17°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala122.88°SiṃhaMaghā P1
बुध Budha125.49°SiṃhaMaghā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati177.59°KanyāCitrā P2
शुक्र Śukra102.66°KarkaPuṣya P3
शनि Śani236.96°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:11 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:40 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:55 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:53 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:53 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 29 Mins 31 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 30 Mins 29 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:39 – 05:25
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:13 – 06:11
Abhijit Muhūrta11:32 – 12:18
Vijaya Muhūrta13:50 – 14:36
Godhūli Muhūrta17:28 – 17:52
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:40 – 18:09
Amṛta Kāla17:25 – 19:10
Niśīta Muhūrta23:32 – 00:18

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:29 – 11:55
Yamaganda14:48 – 16:14
Gulika Kāla07:37 – 09:03
Varjyam06:39 – 06:58
Dur Muhūrta 08:52 – 09:15

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
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
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:11 – 07:37 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:37 – 09:03 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:03 – 10:29 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:29 – 11:55 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:55 – 13:22 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:22 – 14:48 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:48 – 16:14 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:14 – 17:40 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:40 – 19:14 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:14 – 20:48 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:48 – 22:22 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:22 – 23:55 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:55 – 01:29 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:29 – 03:03 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:03 – 04:37 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:37 – 06:11 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869532.27
Julian Day2457997.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0998°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)118.93°
🪷 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 (24.0998°), declination 8.27°, EoT 0.48 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: 2017-09-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)