पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · December 22, 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
- धनु सङ्क्रान्ति · Dhanu SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu
- विनायक चतुर्थी · Vināyaka Caturthī (monthly)Pan-Hindu
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.31 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
स्वधर्ममपि चावेक्ष्य न विकम्पितुमर्हसि।
धर्म्याद्धि युद्धाछ्रेयोऽन्यत्क्षत्रियस्य न विद्यते।।2.31।।
धर्म्याद्धि युद्धाछ्रेयोऽन्यत्क्षत्रियस्य न विद्यते।।2.31।।
"2.31 Thou must look at thy duty. Nothing can be more welcome to a soldier than a righteous war. Therefore to waver in this resolve is unworthy, O Arjuna!" — Shri Purohit Swami
📜 तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions
Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1424
Malayalam Era: 1193
Nanakshahi: 548
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)
🌙 पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs (the time-elements)
| तिथि (Tithi) | Śukla Caturthī (4/30) |
|---|---|
| नक्षत्र (Nakshatra) | Śravaṇa Pada 4 |
| योग (Yoga) | Harṣaṇa |
| करण (Karaṇa) | Viṣṭi |
| वार (Vāra) | Śukravāra (Friday) |
🪐 सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)
| Graha | Longitude | Rāśi | Nakshatra |
|---|---|---|---|
| सूर्य Sūrya | 246.27° | Dhanu | Mūla P2 |
| चन्द्र Candra | 287.07° | Makara | Śravaṇa P3 |
| मङ्गल Maṅgala | 193.54° | Tulā | Svātī P3 |
| बुध Budha | 228.62° | Vṛścika | Jyeṣṭhā P1 |
| गुरु Bṛhaspati | 200.84° | Tulā | Viśākhā P1 |
| शुक्र Śukra | 241.66° | Dhanu | Mūla P1 |
| शनि Śani | 245.96° | Dhanu | Mūla P2 |
☀️ Durban, South Africa — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · UTC+2)
| Sūryodaya (Sunrise) | 04:53 UTC+2 |
|---|---|
| Sūryāsta (Sunset) | 18:57 UTC+2 |
| Madhyāhna (Solar Noon) | 11:55 UTC+2 |
| Candrodaya (Moonrise) | 07:54 UTC+2 |
| Candrāsta (Moonset) | 21:23 UTC+2 |
| Dinamāna (Day Duration) | 14 Hours 03 Mins 57 Secs |
| Rātrimāna (Night Duration) | 9 Hours 56 Mins 03 Secs |
✨ शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings
| Brahma Muhūrta | 03:01 – 03:57 |
|---|---|
| Prātaḥ Sandhyā | 03:43 – 04:53 |
| Abhijit Muhūrta | 11:27 – 12:23 |
| Vijaya Muhūrta | 14:16 – 15:12 |
| Godhūli Muhūrta | 18:45 – 19:09 |
| Sāyāhna Sandhyā | 18:57 – 19:32 |
| Amṛta Kāla | 18:42 – 20:27 |
| Niśīta Muhūrta | 23:27 – 00:23 |
⚠️ अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)
| Rāhu Kāla | 10:10 – 11:55 |
|---|---|
| Yamaganda | 15:26 – 17:11 |
| Gulika Kāla | 06:39 – 08:24 |
| Varjyam | 05:28 – 05:51 |
| Dur Muhūrta | 08:10 – 08:38 |
🧭 दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa
Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
⭐ तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala
Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna
🕉️ चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows
| Day-1 Chala | 04:53 – 06:39 (neutral) |
|---|---|
| Day-2 Labha | 06:39 – 08:24 (auspicious) |
| Day-3 Amṛta | 08:24 – 10:10 (auspicious) |
| Day-4 Kāla | 10:10 – 11:55 (inauspicious) |
| Day-5 Śubha | 11:55 – 13:40 (auspicious) |
| Day-6 Roga | 13:40 – 15:26 (inauspicious) |
| Day-7 Udveg | 15:26 – 17:11 (inauspicious) |
| Day-8 Chala | 17:11 – 18:57 (neutral) |
Choghaḍiyā Night Windows
| Night-1 Roga | 18:57 – 20:11 (inauspicious) |
|---|---|
| Night-2 Udveg | 20:11 – 21:26 (inauspicious) |
| Night-3 Chala | 21:26 – 22:40 (neutral) |
| Night-4 Labha | 22:40 – 23:55 (auspicious) |
| Night-5 Amṛta | 23:55 – 01:10 (auspicious) |
| Night-6 Kāla | 01:10 – 02:24 (inauspicious) |
| Night-7 Śubha | 02:24 – 03:39 (auspicious) |
| Night-8 Roga | 03:39 – 04:53 (inauspicious) |
🌐 Coordinates
Latitude: -29.8587°
Longitude: 31.0218°
Timezone: UTC+2
🚶 आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.
🌌 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) | 1869644.27 · 5118.9 years since 3102 BCE Ujjain midnight |
| Julian Day | 2458109.770833 · universal astronomical day-count |
| Ayanāṁśa (Lahiri) | 24.1041° · precession offset · grows ~50.29″/yr |
| Sun-Moon angle (elongation) | 44.28° · determines today's tithi (12° = 1 tithi · so 4/30) |
🪷 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 (24.1041°) · declination -23.44° · EoT 0.91 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:2017-12-22 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness · ETag/304 enabled)