पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · January 5, 2018 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
Also observed today
- धनु सङ्क्रान्ति · Dhanu SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu
- सङ्कष्टी चतुर्थी · Saṅkaṣṭī CaturthīPan-Hindu
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.45 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
त्रैगुण्यविषया वेदा निस्त्रैगुण्यो भवार्जुन।
निर्द्वन्द्वो नित्यसत्त्वस्थो निर्योगक्षेम आत्मवान्।।2.45।।
निर्द्वन्द्वो नित्यसत्त्वस्थो निर्योगक्षेम आत्मवान्।।2.45।।
"2.45 The Vedic Scriptures tell of the three constituents of life - the Qualities. Rise above all of them, O Arjuna, above all the pairs of opposing sensations; be steady in truth, free from worldly anxieties and centered in the Self." — Shri Purohit Swami
📜 तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions
Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2075 Virodhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1940 Vilambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1425
Malayalam Era: 1194
Nanakshahi: 549
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)
🌙 पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs (the time-elements)
| तिथि (Tithi) | Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30) |
|---|---|
| नक्षत्र (Nakshatra) | Āśleṣā Pada 4 |
| योग (Yoga) | Prīti |
| करण (Karaṇa) | Bava |
| वार (Vāra) | Śukravāra (Friday) |
🪐 सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)
| Graha | Longitude | Rāśi | Nakshatra |
|---|---|---|---|
| सूर्य Sūrya | 260.53° | Dhanu | Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P3 |
| चन्द्र Candra | 121.62° | Siṃha | Maghā P1 |
| मङ्गल Maṅgala | 202.28° | Tulā | Viśākhā P1 |
| बुध Budha | 237.79° | Vṛścika | Jyeṣṭhā P4 |
| गुरु Bṛhaspati | 203.27° | Tulā | Viśākhā P1 |
| शुक्र Śukra | 259.27° | Dhanu | Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P2 |
| शनि Śani | 247.61° | Dhanu | Mūla P3 |
☀️ Durban, South Africa — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · UTC+2)
| Sūryodaya (Sunrise) | 05:02 UTC+2 |
|---|---|
| Sūryāsta (Sunset) | 19:01 UTC+2 |
| Madhyāhna (Solar Noon) | 12:01 UTC+2 |
| Candrodaya (Moonrise) | 21:13 UTC+2 |
| Candrāsta (Moonset) | 08:18 UTC+2 |
| Dinamāna (Day Duration) | 13 Hours 59 Mins 23 Secs |
| Rātrimāna (Night Duration) | 10 Hours 00 Mins 37 Secs |
✨ शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings
| Brahma Muhūrta | 03:10 – 04:06 |
|---|---|
| Prātaḥ Sandhyā | 03:52 – 05:02 |
| Abhijit Muhūrta | 11:33 – 12:29 |
| Vijaya Muhūrta | 14:21 – 15:17 |
| Godhūli Muhūrta | 18:49 – 19:13 |
| Sāyāhna Sandhyā | 19:01 – 19:36 |
| Amṛta Kāla | 18:46 – 20:31 |
| Niśīta Muhūrta | 23:33 – 00:29 |
⚠️ अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)
| Rāhu Kāla | 10:16 – 12:01 |
|---|---|
| Yamaganda | 15:31 – 17:16 |
| Gulika Kāla | 06:47 – 08:32 |
| Varjyam | 05:37 – 05:59 |
| Dur Muhūrta | 08:18 – 08:46 |
🧭 दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa
Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha
🕉️ चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows
| Day-1 Chala | 05:02 – 06:47 (neutral) |
|---|---|
| Day-2 Labha | 06:47 – 08:32 (auspicious) |
| Day-3 Amṛta | 08:32 – 10:16 (auspicious) |
| Day-4 Kāla | 10:16 – 12:01 (inauspicious) |
| Day-5 Śubha | 12:01 – 13:46 (auspicious) |
| Day-6 Roga | 13:46 – 15:31 (inauspicious) |
| Day-7 Udveg | 15:31 – 17:16 (inauspicious) |
| Day-8 Chala | 17:16 – 19:01 (neutral) |
Choghaḍiyā Night Windows
| Night-1 Roga | 19:01 – 20:16 (inauspicious) |
|---|---|
| Night-2 Udveg | 20:16 – 21:31 (inauspicious) |
| Night-3 Chala | 21:31 – 22:46 (neutral) |
| Night-4 Labha | 22:46 – 00:01 (auspicious) |
| Night-5 Amṛta | 00:01 – 01:16 (auspicious) |
| Night-6 Kāla | 01:16 – 02:32 (inauspicious) |
| Night-7 Śubha | 02:32 – 03:47 (auspicious) |
| Night-8 Roga | 03:47 – 05:02 (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) | 1869658.27 · 5119.0 years since 3102 BCE Ujjain midnight |
| Julian Day | 2458123.770833 · universal astronomical day-count |
| Ayanāṁśa (Lahiri) | 24.1046° · precession offset · grows ~50.29″/yr |
| Sun-Moon angle (elongation) | 218.87° · determines today's tithi (12° = 1 tithi · so 19/30) |
🪷 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 (24.1046°) · declination -22.63° · EoT -5.45 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:2018-01-05 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness · ETag/304 enabled)