पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · January 17, 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
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Also observed today
- पोङ्गल · Pongal / Thai PongalRegional
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.57 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
यः सर्वत्रानभिस्नेहस्तत्तत्प्राप्य शुभाशुभम्।
नाभिनन्दति न द्वेष्टि तस्य प्रज्ञा प्रतिष्ठिता।।2.57।।
नाभिनन्दति न द्वेष्टि तस्य प्रज्ञा प्रतिष्ठिता।।2.57।।
"2.57 He who wherever he goes is attached to no person and to no place by ties of flesh; who accepts good and evil alike, neither welcoming the one nor shrinking from the other - take him to be one who is merged in the Infinite." — Shri Purohit Swami
📜 तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions
Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2075 Virodhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1940 Vilambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1425
Malayalam Era: 1194
Nanakshahi: 549
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)
🌙 पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs (the time-elements)
| तिथि (Tithi) | Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā (30/30) |
|---|---|
| नक्षत्र (Nakshatra) | Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 2 |
| योग (Yoga) | Harṣaṇa |
| करण (Karaṇa) | Nāga |
| वार (Vāra) | Budhavāra (Wednesday) |
🪐 सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)
| Graha | Longitude | Rāśi | Nakshatra |
|---|---|---|---|
| सूर्य Sūrya | 272.76° | Makara | Uttara Āṣāḍhā P2 |
| चन्द्र Candra | 272.21° | Makara | Uttara Āṣāḍhā P2 |
| मङ्गल Maṅgala | 209.73° | Tulā | Viśākhā P3 |
| बुध Budha | 253.67° | Dhanu | Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P1 |
| गुरु Bṛhaspati | 205.09° | Tulā | Viśākhā P2 |
| शुक्र Śukra | 274.36° | Makara | Uttara Āṣāḍhā P3 |
| शनि Śani | 248.98° | Dhanu | Mūla P3 |
☀️ Durban, South Africa — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · UTC+2)
| Sūryodaya (Sunrise) | 05:11 UTC+2 |
|---|---|
| Sūryāsta (Sunset) | 19:00 UTC+2 |
| Madhyāhna (Solar Noon) | 12:06 UTC+2 |
| Candrodaya (Moonrise) | 05:10 UTC+2 |
| Candrāsta (Moonset) | 18:57 UTC+2 |
| Dinamāna (Day Duration) | 13 Hours 49 Mins 06 Secs |
| Rātrimāna (Night Duration) | 10 Hours 10 Mins 54 Secs |
✨ शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings
| Brahma Muhūrta | 03:21 – 04:16 |
|---|---|
| Prātaḥ Sandhyā | 04:02 – 05:11 |
| Abhijit Muhūrta | 11:38 – 12:34 |
| Vijaya Muhūrta | 14:24 – 15:19 |
| Godhūli Muhūrta | 18:48 – 19:12 |
| Sāyāhna Sandhyā | 19:00 – 19:35 |
| Amṛta Kāla | 18:45 – 20:30 |
| Niśīta Muhūrta | 23:38 – 00:34 |
⚠️ अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)
| Rāhu Kāla | 12:06 – 13:50 |
|---|---|
| Yamaganda | 06:55 – 08:39 |
| Gulika Kāla | 10:22 – 12:06 |
| Varjyam | 05:46 – 06:08 |
| Dur Muhūrta | 08:25 – 08:52 |
🧭 दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa
Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
⭐ 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
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
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna
🕉️ चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows
| Day-1 Labha | 05:11 – 06:55 (auspicious) |
|---|---|
| Day-2 Amṛta | 06:55 – 08:39 (auspicious) |
| Day-3 Kāla | 08:39 – 10:22 (inauspicious) |
| Day-4 Śubha | 10:22 – 12:06 (auspicious) |
| Day-5 Roga | 12:06 – 13:50 (inauspicious) |
| Day-6 Udveg | 13:50 – 15:33 (inauspicious) |
| Day-7 Chala | 15:33 – 17:17 (neutral) |
| Day-8 Labha | 17:17 – 19:00 (auspicious) |
Choghaḍiyā Night Windows
| Night-1 Udveg | 19:00 – 20:17 (inauspicious) |
|---|---|
| Night-2 Chala | 20:17 – 21:33 (neutral) |
| Night-3 Labha | 21:33 – 22:50 (auspicious) |
| Night-4 Amṛta | 22:50 – 00:06 (auspicious) |
| Night-5 Kāla | 00:06 – 01:22 (inauspicious) |
| Night-6 Śubha | 01:22 – 02:39 (auspicious) |
| Night-7 Roga | 02:39 – 03:55 (inauspicious) |
| Night-8 Udveg | 03:55 – 05:11 (inauspicious) |
🌐 Coordinates
Latitude: -29.8587°
Longitude: 31.0218°
Timezone: UTC+2
🚶 आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).
🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance
Today's Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā + Uttara Āṣāḍhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20 — Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā)
🌌 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) | 1869670.27 · 5119.0 years since 3102 BCE Ujjain midnight |
| Julian Day | 2458135.770833 · universal astronomical day-count |
| Ayanāṁśa (Lahiri) | 24.1051° · precession offset · grows ~50.29″/yr |
| Sun-Moon angle (elongation) | 359.91° · determines today's tithi (12° = 1 tithi · so 30/30) |
🪷 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 (24.1051°) · declination -20.78° · EoT -10.03 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:2018-01-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness · ETag/304 enabled)