पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · January 10, 2022 CE
Also observed today
- धनु सङ्क्रान्ति · Dhanu SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.37 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
श्री भगवानुवाच
काम एष क्रोध एष रजोगुणसमुद्भवः।
महाशनो महापाप्मा विद्ध्येनमिह वैरिणम्।।3.37।।
काम एष क्रोध एष रजोगुणसमुद्भवः।
महाशनो महापाप्मा विद्ध्येनमिह वैरिणम्।।3.37।।
"3.37 Lord Shri Krishna: It is desire, it is aversion, born of passion. Desire consumes and corrupts everything. It is man's greatest enemy." — Shri Purohit Swami
तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions
Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2079 Rākṣasa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1944 Śubhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1429
Malayalam Era: 1198
Nanakshahi: 553
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)
पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs
| तिथि (Tithi) | Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30) |
|---|---|
| नक्षत्र (Nakshatra) | Revatī Pada 3 |
| योग (Yoga) | Śiva |
| करण (Karaṇa) | Bava |
| वार (Vāra) | Somavāra (Monday) |
सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)
| Graha | Longitude | Rāśi | Nakshatra |
|---|---|---|---|
| सूर्य Sūrya | 265.60° | Dhanu | Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P4 |
| चन्द्र Candra | 358.83° | Mīna | Revatī P4 |
| मङ्गल Maṅgala | 235.10° | Vṛścika | Jyeṣṭhā P3 |
| बुध Budha | 284.23° | Makara | Śravaṇa P2 |
| गुरु Bṛhaspati | 308.20° | Kumbha | Śatabhiṣā P1 |
| शुक्र Śukra | 263.54° | Dhanu | Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P4 |
| शनि Śani | 288.79° | Makara | Śravaṇa P3 |
Durban, South Africa — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · UTC+2)
| Sūryodaya (Sunrise) | 05:06 UTC+2 |
|---|---|
| Sūryāsta (Sunset) | 19:01 UTC+2 |
| Madhyāhna (Solar Noon) | 12:03 UTC+2 |
| Candrodaya (Moonrise) | 12:34 UTC+2 |
| Candrāsta (Moonset) | 23:58 UTC+2 |
| Dinamāna (Day Duration) | 13 Hours 55 Mins 43 Secs |
| Rātrimāna (Night Duration) | 10 Hours 04 Mins 17 Secs |
शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings
| Brahma Muhūrta | 03:14 – 04:10 |
|---|---|
| Prātaḥ Sandhyā | 03:56 – 05:06 |
| Abhijit Muhūrta | 11:36 – 12:31 |
| Vijaya Muhūrta | 14:23 – 15:18 |
| Godhūli Muhūrta | 18:49 – 19:13 |
| Sāyāhna Sandhyā | 19:01 – 19:36 |
| Amṛta Kāla | 18:46 – 20:31 |
| Niśīta Muhūrta | 23:36 – 00:31 |
अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)
| Rāhu Kāla | 06:50 – 08:34 |
|---|---|
| Yamaganda | 10:19 – 12:03 |
| Gulika Kāla | 13:48 – 15:32 |
| Varjyam | 05:40 – 06:03 |
| Dur Muhūrta | 08:21 – 08:48 |
दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa
Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (Inauspicious)
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 · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna
चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows
| Day-1 Amṛta | 05:06 – 06:50 (auspicious) |
|---|---|
| Day-2 Kāla | 06:50 – 08:34 (inauspicious) |
| Day-3 Śubha | 08:34 – 10:19 (auspicious) |
| Day-4 Roga | 10:19 – 12:03 (inauspicious) |
| Day-5 Udveg | 12:03 – 13:48 (inauspicious) |
| Day-6 Chala | 13:48 – 15:32 (neutral) |
| Day-7 Labha | 15:32 – 17:17 (auspicious) |
| Day-8 Amṛta | 17:17 – 19:01 (auspicious) |
Choghaḍiyā Night Windows
| Night-1 Chala | 19:01 – 20:17 (neutral) |
|---|---|
| Night-2 Labha | 20:17 – 21:32 (auspicious) |
| Night-3 Amṛta | 21:32 – 22:48 (auspicious) |
| Night-4 Kāla | 22:48 – 00:03 (inauspicious) |
| Night-5 Śubha | 00:03 – 01:19 (auspicious) |
| Night-6 Roga | 01:19 – 02:34 (inauspicious) |
| Night-7 Udveg | 02:34 – 03:50 (inauspicious) |
| Night-8 Chala | 03:50 – 05:06 (neutral) |
Coordinates
Latitude: -29.8587°
Longitude: 31.0218°
Timezone: UTC+2
आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.
🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance
Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Revatī alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25 — Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)
Cosmic Time
| Kali Year | 5123 |
|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch) | 1871124.27 |
| Julian Day | 2459589.770833 |
| Ayanamsa (Lahiri) | 24.1607° |
| Sun-Moon angle (elongation) | 90.59° |
🪷 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 (24.1607°), declination -21.98°, EoT -7.50 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: 2022-01-10 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)
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 (24.1607°), declination -21.98°, EoT -7.50 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: 2022-01-10 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)