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

🪷 आज: मीन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mīna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Pisces; Mīna-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 17.6 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
कर्षयन्तः शरीरस्थं भूतग्राममचेतसः।मां चैवान्तःशरीरस्थं तान्विद्ध्यासुरनिश्चयान्।।17.6।।
"17.6 They are ignorant. They torment the organs of the body; and they harass Me also, Who lives within. Know that they are devoted to evil." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.6'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 Daśamī (10/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Puṣya Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya345.90°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
चन्द्र Candra97.07°KarkaPuṣya P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala68.24°MithunaĀrdrā P1
बुध Budha358.97°MīnaRevatī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati354.74°MīnaRevatī P3
शुक्र Śukra22.38°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
शनि Śani308.53°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:06 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:55 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:01 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:10 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:40 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 49 Mins 21 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 10 Mins 39 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:31 – 05:19
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:07 – 06:06
Abhijit Muhūrta11:37 – 12:24
Vijaya Muhūrta13:59 – 14:46
Godhūli Muhūrta17:43 – 18:07
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:55 – 18:25
Amṛta Kāla17:40 – 19:25
Niśīta Muhūrta23:37 – 00:24

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:32 – 12:01
Yamaganda14:58 – 16:27
Gulika Kāla07:35 – 09:03
Varjyam06:35 – 06:54
Dur Muhūrta 08:51 – 09:15

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhātṛ (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 · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:06 – 07:35 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:35 – 09:03 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:03 – 10:32 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:32 – 12:01 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:01 – 13:29 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:29 – 14:58 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:58 – 16:27 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:27 – 17:55 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:55 – 19:27 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:27 – 20:58 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:58 – 22:29 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:29 – 00:01 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:01 – 01:32 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:32 – 03:03 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:03 – 04:35 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:35 – 06:06 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871569.27
Julian Day2460034.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1777°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)109.65°
🪷 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 (24.1777°), declination 3.99°, EoT -4.66 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: 2023-03-31 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)