पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · January 31, 2023 CE

Also observed today

पोङ्गल · Pongal / Thai PongalRegional

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 14.18 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga

ऊर्ध्वं गच्छन्ति सत्त्वस्था मध्ये तिष्ठन्ति राजसाः।जघन्यगुणवृत्तिस्था अधो गच्छन्ति तामसाः।।14.18।।

"14.18 When Purity is in the ascendant, the man evolves; when Passion, he neither evolves nor degenerates; when Ignorance, he is lost." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 14.18'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 Daśamī (10/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Rohiṇī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)	Gara
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	286.71°	Makara	Śravaṇa P3
चन्द्र Candra	44.08°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	45.62°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P2
बुध Budha	261.38°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	341.72°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P3
शुक्र Śukra	310.42°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P2
शनि Śani	301.64°	Kumbha	Dhaniṣṭhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:24 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:55 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:09 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	14:49 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)	01:09 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 31 Mins 38 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 28 Mins 22 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:35 – 04:30
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:16 – 05:24
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:42 – 12:36
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:25 – 15:19
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:43 – 19:07
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:55 – 19:29
Amṛta Kāla	18:40 – 20:25
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:42 – 00:36

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	15:32 – 17:14
Yamaganda	08:47 – 10:28
Gulika Kāla	12:09 – 13:51
Varjyam	05:57 – 06:19
Dur Muhūrta	08:33 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Maitra (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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga	05:24 – 07:05 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	07:05 – 08:47 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	08:47 – 10:28 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	10:28 – 12:09 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	12:09 – 13:51 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	13:51 – 15:32 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	15:32 – 17:14 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	17:14 – 18:55 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	18:55 – 20:14 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	20:14 – 21:32 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	21:32 – 22:51 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	22:51 – 00:09 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	00:09 – 01:28 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	01:28 – 02:47 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	02:47 – 04:05 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	04:05 – 05:24 (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 Śukla Daśamī + Rohiṇī alignment also occurred on:

-3226-07-09 — Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Rohiṇī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1871510.27
Julian Day	2459975.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1754°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	114.75°

🪷 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 (24.1754°), declination -17.50°, EoT -13.53 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: 2023-01-31 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)