पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · September 30, 2017 CE

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कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति · Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)Pan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 18.73 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

अर्जुन उवाचनष्टो मोहः स्मृतिर्लब्धा त्वत्प्रसादान्मयाच्युत।स्थितोऽस्मि गतसन्देहः करिष्ये वचनं तव।।18.73।।

"18.73 Arjuna replied: My Lord! O Immutable One! My delusion has fled. By Thy Grace, O Changeless One, the light has dawned. My doubts are gone, and I stand before Thee ready to do Thy will."" — Shri Purohit Swami

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तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa

Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī

Bengali Saṁvat: 1424

Malayalam Era: 1193

Nanakshahi: 548

Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Daśamī (10/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)	Taitila
वार (Vāra)	Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	162.98°	Kanyā	Hasta P1
चन्द्र Candra	274.00°	Makara	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	141.26°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P3
बुध Budha	155.66°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	183.37°	Tulā	Citrā P4
शुक्र Śukra	137.92°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P2
शनि Śani	237.93°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:35 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:55 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:45 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	12:17 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)	02:02 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 20 Mins 37 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 39 Mins 23 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:56 – 04:45
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:33 – 05:35
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:20 – 12:10
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:49 – 14:38
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:43 – 18:07
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:55 – 18:26
Amṛta Kāla	17:40 – 19:25
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:20 – 00:10

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	08:40 – 10:12
Yamaganda	13:18 – 14:50
Gulika Kāla	05:35 – 07:07
Varjyam	06:06 – 06:25
Dur Muhūrta	08:28 – 08:52

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: East

Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)

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

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla	05:35 – 07:07 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha	07:07 – 08:40 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga	08:40 – 10:12 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg	10:12 – 11:45 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala	11:45 – 13:18 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha	13:18 – 14:50 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta	14:50 – 16:23 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla	16:23 – 17:55 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha	17:55 – 19:23 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta	19:23 – 20:50 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla	20:50 – 22:18 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha	22:18 – 23:45 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga	23:45 – 01:12 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg	01:12 – 02:40 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala	02:40 – 04:07 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha	04:07 – 05:35 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: -29.8587°

Longitude: 31.0218°

Timezone: UTC+2

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śani Walk (शनि यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1869561.27
Julian Day	2458026.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1009°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	112.00°

🪷 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 (24.1009°), declination -2.81°, EoT 10.84 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: 2017-09-30 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)