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

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 15.13 · Chapter 15 · पुरुषोत्तमयोग · Puruṣottama-Yoga
गामाविश्य च भूतानि धारयाम्यहमोजसा।पुष्णामि चौषधीः सर्वाः सोमो भूत्वा रसात्मकः।।15.13।।
"15.13 1 enter this world and animate all My creatures with My vitality; and by My cool moonbeams I nourish the plants." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 15.13's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1430
Malayalam Era: 1199
Nanakshahi: 554
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya308.97°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
चन्द्र Candra333.16°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala52.00°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
बुध Budha291.07°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati346.18°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
शुक्र Śukra337.61°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
शनि Śani304.29°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:42 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:38 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:10 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:42 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:52 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 56 Mins 01 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 03 Mins 59 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:59 – 04:50
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:37 – 05:42
Abhijit Muhūrta11:44 – 12:36
Vijaya Muhūrta14:19 – 15:11
Godhūli Muhūrta18:26 – 18:50
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:38 – 19:10
Amṛta Kāla18:23 – 20:08
Niśīta Muhūrta23:44 – 00:36

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:10 – 13:47
Yamaganda07:19 – 08:56
Gulika Kāla10:33 – 12:10
Varjyam06:14 – 06:35
Dur Muhūrta 08:43 – 09:09

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (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):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:42 – 07:19 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:19 – 08:56 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:56 – 10:33 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:33 – 12:10 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:10 – 13:47 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:47 – 15:24 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:24 – 17:01 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:01 – 18:38 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:38 – 20:01 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:01 – 21:24 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:24 – 22:47 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:47 – 00:10 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:10 – 01:33 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:33 – 02:56 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:56 – 04:19 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:19 – 05:42 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871532.27
Julian Day2459997.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1763°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)23.51°
🪷 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 (24.1763°), declination -10.35°, EoT -14.08 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: 2023-02-22 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)