पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · August 11, 2022 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 9.31 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
क्षिप्रं भवति धर्मात्मा शश्वच्छान्तिं निगच्छति।

कौन्तेय प्रतिजानीहि न मे भक्तः प्रणश्यति।।9.31।।
"9.31 He shall attain spirituality ere long, and Eternal Peace shall be his. O Arjuna! Believe me, My devotee is never lost." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.31's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2079 Rākṣasa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1944 Śubhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1429
Malayalam Era: 1198
Nanakshahi: 553
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya114.22°KarkaAśleṣā P3
चन्द्र Candra279.71°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala29.86°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
बुध Budha136.26°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati344.24°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
शुक्र Śukra94.64°KarkaPuṣya P1
शनि Śani298.07°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:33 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:29 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:01 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:14 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)05:52 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 55 Mins 41 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 04 Mins 19 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:06 – 05:49
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:38 – 06:33
Abhijit Muhūrta11:39 – 12:23
Vijaya Muhūrta13:50 – 14:34
Godhūli Muhūrta17:17 – 17:41
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:29 – 17:56
Amṛta Kāla17:14 – 18:59
Niśīta Muhūrta23:39 – 00:23

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:23 – 14:45
Yamaganda06:33 – 07:55
Gulika Kāla09:17 – 10:39
Varjyam07:00 – 07:18
Dur Muhūrta 09:06 – 09:28

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:33 – 07:55 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:55 – 09:17 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:17 – 10:39 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:39 – 12:01 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:01 – 13:23 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:23 – 14:45 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:45 – 16:07 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:07 – 17:29 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:29 – 19:07 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:07 – 20:45 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:45 – 22:23 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:23 – 00:01 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:01 – 01:39 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:39 – 03:17 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:17 – 04:55 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:55 – 06:33 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871337.27
Julian Day2459802.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1688°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)167.13°
🪷 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 (24.1688°), declination 15.32°, EoT -4.91 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: 2022-08-11 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)