पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · January 22, 2023 CE

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BG 14.9 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga

सत्त्वं सुखे सञ्जयति रजः कर्मणि भारत।ज्ञानमावृत्य तु तमः प्रमादे सञ्जयत्युत।।14.9।।

"14.9 Purity brings happiness, Passion commotion, and Ignorance, which obscures wisdom, leads to a life of failure." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 14.9's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla 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)	Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)	Kiṃstughna
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	277.56°	Makara	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P4
चन्द्र Candra	280.01°	Makara	Śravaṇa P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	44.19°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P2
बुध Budha	254.31°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	340.11°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P3
शुक्र Śukra	299.22°	Makara	Dhaniṣṭhā P2
शनि Śani	300.59°	Kumbha	Dhaniṣṭhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:16 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:59 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:07 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	05:28 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)	19:06 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 43 Mins 38 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 16 Mins 22 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:26 – 04:21
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:07 – 05:16
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:40 – 12:35
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:25 – 15:20
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:47 – 19:11
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:59 – 19:34
Amṛta Kāla	18:44 – 20:29
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:40 – 00:35

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	17:16 – 18:59
Yamaganda	12:07 – 13:50
Gulika Kāla	15:33 – 17:16
Varjyam	05:50 – 06:12
Dur Muhūrta	08:28 – 08:55

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg	05:16 – 06:59 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	06:59 – 08:42 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	08:42 – 10:24 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:24 – 12:07 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	12:07 – 13:50 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:50 – 15:33 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	15:33 – 17:16 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	17:16 – 18:59 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	18:59 – 20:16 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	20:16 – 21:33 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	21:33 – 22:50 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:50 – 00:07 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	00:07 – 01:24 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:24 – 02:42 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	02:42 – 03:59 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	03:59 – 05:16 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: -29.8587°

Longitude: 31.0218°

Timezone: UTC+2

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Sūrya Walk (सूर्य यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1871501.27
Julian Day	2459966.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1751°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	1.91°

🪷 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 (24.1751°), declination -19.77°, EoT -11.54 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: 2023-01-22 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)