पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · January 17, 2023 CE

Also observed today

पोङ्गल · Pongal / Thai PongalRegional

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 14.4 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga

सर्वयोनिषु कौन्तेय मूर्तयः सम्भवन्ति याः।तासां ब्रह्म महद्योनिरहं बीजप्रदः पिता।।14.4।।

"14.4 O illustrious son of Kunti! Through whatever wombs men are born, it is the Spirit Itself that conceives, and I am their Father." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 14.4's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala

Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana

Bengali Saṁvat: 1430

Malayalam Era: 1199

Nanakshahi: 554

Solar Month: Makara (Tai)

Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Daśamī (25/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Viśākhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	272.47°	Makara	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra	206.29°	Tulā	Viśākhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	43.77°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P2
बुध Budha	253.69°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	339.29°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P2
शुक्र Śukra	292.98°	Makara	Śravaṇa P4
शनि Śani	300.03°	Kumbha	Dhaniṣṭhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:11 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	19:01 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:06 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	00:56 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)	14:27 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 49 Mins 20 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 10 Mins 40 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:21 – 04:16
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:02 – 05:11
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:38 – 12:34
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:24 – 15:19
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:49 – 19:13
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	19:01 – 19:35
Amṛta Kāla	18:46 – 20:31
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:38 – 00:34

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	15:33 – 17:17
Yamaganda	08:39 – 10:22
Gulika Kāla	12:06 – 13:50
Varjyam	05:46 – 06:08
Dur Muhūrta	08:25 – 08:52

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: North

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Mātaṇga (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)

Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)

Drik 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

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga	05:11 – 06:55 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	06:55 – 08:39 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	08:39 – 10:22 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	10:22 – 12:06 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	12:06 – 13:50 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	13:50 – 15:33 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	15:33 – 17:17 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	17:17 – 19:01 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	19:01 – 20:17 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	20:17 – 21:33 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	21:33 – 22:50 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	22:50 – 00:06 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	00:06 – 01:22 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	01:22 – 02:39 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	02:39 – 03:55 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	03:55 – 05:11 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: -29.8587°

Longitude: 31.0218°

Timezone: UTC+2

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Maṅgala Walk (मङ्गल यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Daśamī + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:

-0562-04-11 — Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1871496.27
Julian Day	2459961.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1749°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	296.93°

🪷 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 (24.1749°), declination -20.82°, EoT -10.03 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: 2023-01-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)