पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · August 22, 2022 CE

🪷 आज: सिंह सङ्क्रान्ति — Siṁha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Leo.
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BG 10.8 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga🪷 Ahaṁ Sarvasya Prabhavo · the source of all
अहं सर्वस्य प्रभवो मत्तः सर्वं प्रवर्तते।

इति मत्वा भजन्ते मां बुधा भावसमन्विताः।।10.8।।
"10.8 I am the source of all; from Me everything flows. Therefore the wise worship Me with unchanging devotion." — Shri Purohit Swami
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तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2079 Rākṣasa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1944 Śubhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1429
Malayalam Era: 1198
Nanakshahi: 553
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Daśamī (25/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya124.79°SiṃhaMaghā P2
चन्द्र Candra66.05°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala36.44°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
बुध Budha151.13°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati343.58°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
शुक्र Śukra108.13°KarkaAśleṣā P1
शनि Śani297.24°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:22 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:35 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:58 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:58 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:09 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 12 Mins 37 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 47 Mins 23 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:52 – 05:37
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:26 – 06:22
Abhijit Muhūrta11:36 – 12:21
Vijaya Muhūrta13:51 – 14:35
Godhūli Muhūrta17:23 – 17:47
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:35 – 18:03
Amṛta Kāla17:20 – 19:05
Niśīta Muhūrta23:36 – 00:21

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:46 – 09:10
Yamaganda10:34 – 11:58
Gulika Kāla13:23 – 14:47
Varjyam06:50 – 07:08
Dur Muhūrta 08:59 – 09:22

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:22 – 07:46 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:46 – 09:10 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:10 – 10:34 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:34 – 11:58 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:58 – 13:23 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:23 – 14:47 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:47 – 16:11 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:11 – 17:35 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:35 – 19:11 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:11 – 20:47 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:47 – 22:23 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:23 – 23:58 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:58 – 01:34 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:34 – 03:10 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:10 – 04:46 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:46 – 06:22 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871348.27
Julian Day2459813.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1692°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)299.63°
🪷 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 (24.1692°), declination 11.84°, EoT -2.54 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: 2022-08-22 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)