पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · May 2, 2024 CE

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वैशाखी · Baisakhi (Vaiśākhī)Regional

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2081 Piṅgala

Śaka Saṁvat: 1946 Krodhi

Bengali Saṁvat: 1431

Malayalam Era: 1200

Nanakshahi: 555

Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Navamī (24/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)	Taitila
वार (Vāra)	Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	17.95°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P2
चन्द्र Candra	295.21°	Makara	Dhaniṣṭhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	336.54°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P1
बुध Budha	353.11°	Mīna	Revatī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	30.20°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P2
शुक्र Śukra	8.67°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P3
शनि Śani	322.63°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:25 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:20 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:53 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	23:44 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)	13:00 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 54 Mins 54 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 05 Mins 06 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:58 – 05:42
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:31 – 06:25
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:31 – 12:15
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:42 – 14:26
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:08 – 17:32
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:20 – 17:48
Amṛta Kāla	17:05 – 18:50
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:31 – 00:15

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	13:15 – 14:37
Yamaganda	06:25 – 07:47
Gulika Kāla	09:09 – 10:31
Varjyam	06:53 – 07:10
Dur Muhūrta	08:58 – 09:20

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha	06:25 – 07:47 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga	07:47 – 09:09 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg	09:09 – 10:31 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala	10:31 – 11:53 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha	11:53 – 13:15 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta	13:15 – 14:37 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla	14:37 – 15:58 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha	15:58 – 17:20 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta	17:20 – 18:58 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla	18:58 – 20:37 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha	20:37 – 22:15 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga	22:15 – 23:53 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg	23:53 – 01:31 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala	01:31 – 03:09 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha	03:09 – 04:47 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta	04:47 – 06:25 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: -29.8587°

Longitude: 31.0218°

Timezone: UTC+2

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Bṛhaspati Walk (गुरु यात्रा)

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1871967.27
Julian Day	2460432.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1929°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	279.75°

🪷 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 (24.1929°), declination 15.48°, EoT 3.04 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: 2024-05-02 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)