पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · March 23, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: मीन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mīna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Pisces; Mīna-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 16.22 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga
एतैर्विमुक्तः कौन्तेय तमोद्वारैस्त्रिभिर्नरः।आचरत्यात्मनः श्रेयस्ततो याति परां गतिम्।।16.22।।
"16.22 These are the gates which lead to darkness; if a man avoid them he will ensure his own welfare, and in the end will attain his liberation." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 16.22's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1430
Malayalam Era: 1199
Nanakshahi: 554
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Revatī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya337.97°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
चन्द्र Candra355.44°MīnaRevatī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala64.35°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P4
बुध Budha343.14°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati352.83°MīnaRevatī P2
शुक्र Śukra12.84°MeṣaAśvinī P4
शनि Śani307.67°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:01 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:05 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:03 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:28 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:58 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 03 Mins 45 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 56 Mins 15 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:25 – 05:13
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:01 – 06:01
Abhijit Muhūrta11:39 – 12:27
Vijaya Muhūrta14:04 – 14:52
Godhūli Muhūrta17:53 – 18:17
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:05 – 18:35
Amṛta Kāla17:50 – 19:35
Niśīta Muhūrta23:39 – 00:27

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:34 – 15:04
Yamaganda06:01 – 07:32
Gulika Kāla09:02 – 10:33
Varjyam06:31 – 06:51
Dur Muhūrta 08:50 – 09:14

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (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 · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:01 – 07:32 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:32 – 09:02 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:02 – 10:33 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:33 – 12:03 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:03 – 13:34 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:34 – 15:04 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:04 – 16:35 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:35 – 18:05 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:05 – 19:35 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:35 – 21:04 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:04 – 22:34 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:34 – 00:03 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:03 – 01:33 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:33 – 03:02 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:02 – 04:32 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:32 – 06:01 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871561.27
Julian Day2460026.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1774°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)18.20°
🪷 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 (24.1774°), declination 0.86°, EoT -7.21 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: 2023-03-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)