पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · August 17, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.39 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
कथं न ज्ञेयमस्माभिः पापादस्मान्निवर्तितुम्।

कुलक्षयकृतं दोषं प्रपश्यद्भिर्जनार्दन।।1.39।।
"1.39 Should not we, whose eyes are open, who consider it to be wrong to annihilate our house, turn away from so great a crime?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.39's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1430
Malayalam Era: 1199
Nanakshahi: 554
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya119.73°KarkaAśleṣā P4
चन्द्र Candra126.69°SiṃhaMaghā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala148.80°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha145.48°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati20.85°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra113.65°KarkaAśleṣā P3
शनि Śani310.50°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:27 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:32 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:00 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:51 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:04 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 04 Mins 21 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 55 Mins 39 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:59 – 05:43
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:32 – 06:27
Abhijit Muhūrta11:38 – 12:22
Vijaya Muhūrta13:50 – 14:35
Godhūli Muhūrta17:20 – 17:44
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:32 – 18:00
Amṛta Kāla17:17 – 19:02
Niśīta Muhūrta23:38 – 00:22

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:23 – 14:46
Yamaganda06:27 – 07:51
Gulika Kāla09:14 – 10:37
Varjyam06:55 – 07:13
Dur Muhūrta 09:03 – 09:25

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:27 – 07:51 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:51 – 09:14 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:14 – 10:37 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:37 – 12:00 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:00 – 13:23 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:23 – 14:46 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:46 – 16:09 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:09 – 17:32 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:32 – 19:09 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:09 – 20:46 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:46 – 22:23 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:23 – 00:00 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:00 – 01:37 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:37 – 03:14 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:14 – 04:51 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:51 – 06:27 (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 Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871708.27
Julian Day2460173.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1830°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)8.45°
🪷 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 (24.1830°), declination 13.55°, EoT -3.75 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: 2023-08-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)