पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · March 22, 2024 CE

🪷 आज: मीन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mīna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Pisces; Mīna-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.24 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
सङ्कल्पप्रभवान्कामांस्त्यक्त्वा सर्वानशेषतः।

मनसैवेन्द्रियग्रामं विनियम्य समन्ततः।।6.24।।
"6.24 Renouncing every desire which imagination can conceive, controlling the senses at every point by the power of mind;" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.24's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2081 Piṅgala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1946 Krodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1431
Malayalam Era: 1200
Nanakshahi: 555
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya337.72°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
चन्द्र Candra122.54°SiṃhaMaghā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala304.75°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
बुध Budha355.57°MīnaRevatī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati21.11°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra318.04°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
शनि Śani318.36°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:01 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:06 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:03 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:09 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:16 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 04 Mins 12 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 55 Mins 48 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:25 – 05:13
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:01 – 06:01
Abhijit Muhūrta11:39 – 12:28
Vijaya Muhūrta14:04 – 14:52
Godhūli Muhūrta17:54 – 18:18
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:06 – 18:36
Amṛta Kāla17:51 – 19:36
Niśīta Muhūrta23:39 – 00:28

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:33 – 12:03
Yamaganda15:04 – 16:35
Gulika Kāla07:32 – 09:02
Varjyam06:32 – 06:51
Dur Muhūrta 08:50 – 09:14

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (Inauspicious)
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):
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 Chala06:01 – 07:32 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:32 – 09:02 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:02 – 10:33 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:33 – 12:03 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:03 – 13:34 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:34 – 15:04 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:04 – 16:35 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:35 – 18:06 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:06 – 19:35 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:35 – 21:04 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:04 – 22:34 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:34 – 00:03 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:03 – 01:33 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:33 – 03:02 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:02 – 04:32 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:32 – 06:01 (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 Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871926.27
Julian Day2460391.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1914°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)143.12°
🪷 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 (24.1914°), declination 0.76°, EoT -7.53 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: 2024-03-22 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)