पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · October 2, 2017 CE

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.75 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
व्यासप्रसादाच्छ्रुतवानेतद्गुह्यमहं परम्।योगं योगेश्वरात्कृष्णात्साक्षात्कथयतः स्वयम्।।18.75।।
"18.75 Through the blessing of the sage Vyasa, I listened to this secret and noble science from the lips of its Master, the Lord Shri Krishna." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.75's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

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 Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya164.94°KanyāHasta P2
चन्द्र Candra298.72°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala142.52°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
बुध Budha159.28°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati183.79°TulāCitrā P4
शुक्र Śukra140.38°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
शनि Śani238.05°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:32 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:57 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:44 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:04 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:15 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 24 Mins 12 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 35 Mins 48 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:53 – 04:43
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:30 – 05:32
Abhijit Muhūrta11:20 – 12:09
Vijaya Muhūrta13:48 – 14:38
Godhūli Muhūrta17:45 – 18:09
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:57 – 18:28
Amṛta Kāla17:42 – 19:27
Niśīta Muhūrta23:20 – 00:09

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:05 – 08:38
Yamaganda10:11 – 11:44
Gulika Kāla13:17 – 14:50
Varjyam06:03 – 06:23
Dur Muhūrta 08:26 – 08:51

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (Auspicious)
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):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:32 – 07:05 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:05 – 08:38 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:38 – 10:11 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:11 – 11:44 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:44 – 13:17 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:17 – 14:50 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:50 – 16:24 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:24 – 17:57 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:57 – 19:24 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:24 – 20:50 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:50 – 22:17 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:17 – 23:44 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:44 – 01:11 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:11 – 02:38 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:38 – 04:05 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:05 – 05:32 (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 Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869563.27
Julian Day2458028.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1010°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)134.07°
🪷 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 (24.1010°), declination -3.59°, EoT 11.48 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: 2017-10-02 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)