पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · July 29, 2024 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 10.14 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
सर्वमेतदृतं मन्ये यन्मां वदसि केशव।

न हि ते भगवन् व्यक्ितं विदुर्देवा न दानवाः।।10.14।।
"10.14 I believe in what Thou hast said, my Lord! For neither the godly not the godless comprehend Thy manifestation." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.14's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2081 Piṅgala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1946 Krodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1431
Malayalam Era: 1200
Nanakshahi: 555
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Navamī (24/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya102.23°KarkaPuṣya P3
चन्द्र Candra24.06°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala41.08°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1
बुध Budha127.59°SiṃhaMaghā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati49.68°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra116.80°KarkaAśleṣā P4
शनि Śani324.62°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:43 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:21 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:02 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:28 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:11 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 38 Mins 48 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 21 Mins 12 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:17 – 06:00
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:49 – 06:43
Abhijit Muhūrta11:41 – 12:23
Vijaya Muhūrta13:49 – 14:31
Godhūli Muhūrta17:09 – 17:33
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:21 – 17:48
Amṛta Kāla17:06 – 18:51
Niśīta Muhūrta23:41 – 00:23

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:03 – 09:22
Yamaganda10:42 – 12:02
Gulika Kāla13:22 – 14:42
Varjyam07:09 – 07:26
Dur Muhūrta 09:12 – 09:33

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (Inauspicious)
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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:43 – 08:03 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:03 – 09:22 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:22 – 10:42 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:42 – 12:02 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:02 – 13:22 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:22 – 14:42 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:42 – 16:02 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:02 – 17:21 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:21 – 19:02 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:02 – 20:42 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:42 – 22:22 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:22 – 00:02 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:02 – 01:42 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:42 – 03:22 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:22 – 05:03 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:03 – 06:43 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872055.27
Julian Day2460520.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1963°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)280.35°
🪷 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 (24.1963°), declination 18.66°, EoT -6.15 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: 2024-07-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)