पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · May 2, 2018 CE

🪷 आज: मेष सङ्क्रान्ति — Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)
Sun enters Aries; solar new year. Regional: Vaiśākhī (Punjab) · Vishu (Kerala) · Pohelā Boishākh (Bengal) · Bihu (Assam) · Tamil Puthāṇḍu.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 5.5 · Chapter 5 · कर्मसंन्यासयोग · Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
यत्सांख्यैः प्राप्यते स्थानं तद्योगैरपि गम्यते।

एकं सांख्यं च योगं च यः पश्यति स पश्यति।।5.5।।
"5.5 The level which is reached by wisdom is attained through right action as well. He who perceives that the two are one, knows the truth." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 5.5's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2075 Virodhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1940 Vilambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1425
Malayalam Era: 1194
Nanakshahi: 549
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā (18/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya17.50°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
चन्द्र Candra220.99°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala269.56°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
बुध Budha350.40°MīnaRevatī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati204.96°TulāViśākhā P2
शुक्र Śukra44.57°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
शनि Śani254.75°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:25 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:21 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:53 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)18:33 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:21 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 55 Mins 42 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 04 Mins 18 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:58 – 05:41
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:30 – 06:25
Abhijit Muhūrta11:31 – 12:15
Vijaya Muhūrta13:42 – 14:26
Godhūli Muhūrta17:09 – 17:33
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:21 – 17:48
Amṛta Kāla17:06 – 18:51
Niśīta Muhūrta23:31 – 00:15

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:53 – 13:15
Yamaganda07:47 – 09:09
Gulika Kāla10:31 – 11:53
Varjyam06:52 – 07:10
Dur Muhūrta 08:58 – 09:20

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:25 – 07:47 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:47 – 09:09 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:09 – 10:31 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:31 – 11:53 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:53 – 13:15 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:15 – 14:37 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:37 – 15:59 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha15:59 – 17:21 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:21 – 18:59 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala18:59 – 20:37 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:37 – 22:15 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:15 – 23:53 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:53 – 01:31 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:31 – 03:09 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:09 – 04:47 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:47 – 06:25 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: -29.8587°
Longitude: 31.0218°
Timezone: UTC+2

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869775.27
Julian Day2458240.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1091°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)205.77°
🪷 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 (24.1091°), declination 15.31°, EoT 3.04 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: 2018-05-02 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)