पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · March 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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🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 4.1 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
श्री भगवानुवाच
इमं विवस्वते योगं प्रोक्तवानहमव्ययम्।
विवस्वान् मनवे प्राह मनुरिक्ष्वाकवेऽब्रवीत्।।4.1।।
इमं विवस्वते योगं प्रोक्तवानहमव्ययम्।
विवस्वान् मनवे प्राह मनुरिक्ष्वाकवेऽब्रवीत्।।4.1।।
"4.1 "Lord Shri Krishna said: This imperishable philosophy I taught to Viwaswana, the founder of the Sun dynasty, Viwaswana gave it to Manu the lawgiver, and Manu to King Ikshwaku!" — Shri Purohit Swami
📜 तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions
Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2075 Virodhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1940 Vilambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1425
Malayalam Era: 1194
Nanakshahi: 549
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)
🌙 पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs (the time-elements)
| तिथि (Tithi) | Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā (30/30) |
|---|---|
| नक्षत्र (Nakshatra) | Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 2 |
| योग (Yoga) | Śubha |
| करण (Karaṇa) | Catuṣpāda |
| वार (Vāra) | Śanivāra (Saturday) |
🪐 सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)
| Graha | Longitude | Rāśi | Nakshatra |
|---|---|---|---|
| सूर्य Sūrya | 332.29° | Mīna | Pūrva Bhādrapadā P4 |
| चन्द्र Candra | 326.24° | Kumbha | Pūrva Bhādrapadā P2 |
| मङ्गल Maṅgala | 245.24° | Dhanu | Mūla P2 |
| बुध Budha | 350.23° | Mīna | Revatī P2 |
| गुरु Bṛhaspati | 208.82° | Tulā | Viśākhā P3 |
| शुक्र Śukra | 348.16° | Mīna | Revatī P1 |
| शनि Śani | 254.07° | Dhanu | Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P1 |
☀️ Durban, South Africa — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · UTC+2)
| Sūryodaya (Sunrise) | 05:58 UTC+2 |
|---|---|
| Sūryāsta (Sunset) | 18:12 UTC+2 |
| Madhyāhna (Solar Noon) | 12:05 UTC+2 |
| Candrodaya (Moonrise) | 05:29 UTC+2 |
| Candrāsta (Moonset) | 17:52 UTC+2 |
| Dinamāna (Day Duration) | 12 Hours 14 Mins 16 Secs |
| Rātrimāna (Night Duration) | 11 Hours 45 Mins 44 Secs |
✨ शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings
| Brahma Muhūrta | 04:20 – 05:09 |
|---|---|
| Prātaḥ Sandhyā | 04:57 – 05:58 |
| Abhijit Muhūrta | 11:41 – 12:29 |
| Vijaya Muhūrta | 14:07 – 14:56 |
| Godhūli Muhūrta | 18:00 – 18:24 |
| Sāyāhna Sandhyā | 18:12 – 18:43 |
| Amṛta Kāla | 17:57 – 19:42 |
| Niśīta Muhūrta | 23:41 – 00:29 |
⚠️ अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)
| Rāhu Kāla | 09:01 – 10:33 |
|---|---|
| Yamaganda | 13:37 – 15:09 |
| Gulika Kāla | 05:58 – 07:30 |
| Varjyam | 06:28 – 06:48 |
| Dur Muhūrta | 08:49 – 09:14 |
🧭 दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa
Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (Auspicious)
Tropical Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Tropical Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
⭐ तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala
Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha
🕉️ चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows
| Day-1 Kāla | 05:58 – 07:30 (inauspicious) |
|---|---|
| Day-2 Śubha | 07:30 – 09:01 (auspicious) |
| Day-3 Roga | 09:01 – 10:33 (inauspicious) |
| Day-4 Udveg | 10:33 – 12:05 (inauspicious) |
| Day-5 Chala | 12:05 – 13:37 (neutral) |
| Day-6 Labha | 13:37 – 15:09 (auspicious) |
| Day-7 Amṛta | 15:09 – 16:40 (auspicious) |
| Day-8 Kāla | 16:40 – 18:12 (inauspicious) |
Choghaḍiyā Night Windows
| Night-1 Labha | 18:12 – 19:40 (auspicious) |
|---|---|
| Night-2 Amṛta | 19:40 – 21:09 (auspicious) |
| Night-3 Kāla | 21:09 – 22:37 (inauspicious) |
| Night-4 Śubha | 22:37 – 00:05 (auspicious) |
| Night-5 Roga | 00:05 – 01:33 (inauspicious) |
| Night-6 Udveg | 01:33 – 03:01 (inauspicious) |
| Night-7 Chala | 03:01 – 04:30 (neutral) |
| Night-8 Labha | 04:30 – 05:58 (auspicious) |
🌐 Coordinates
Latitude: -29.8587°
Longitude: 31.0218°
Timezone: UTC+2
🚶 आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.
🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance
Today's Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā + Pūrva Bhādrapadā 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) | 1869729.27 · 5119.1 years since 3102 BCE Ujjain midnight |
| Julian Day | 2458194.770833 · universal astronomical day-count |
| Ayanāṁśa (Lahiri) | 24.1073° · precession offset · grows ~50.29″/yr |
| Sun-Moon angle (elongation) | 353.35° · 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 (24.1073°) · declination -1.43° · EoT -9.06 min · city civil-time localizationLineage: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:2018-03-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness · ETag/304 enabled)