पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · August 14, 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 10.30 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga🪷 Kālaḥ Kalayatām Aham · Krishna IS Time
प्रह्लादश्चास्मि दैत्यानां कालः कलयतामहम्।

मृगाणां च मृगेन्द्रोऽहं वैनतेयश्च पक्षिणाम्।।10.30।।
"10.30 And I am the devotee Prahlad among the heathen; of Time I am the Eternal Present; I am the Lion among beasts and the Eagle among birds." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.30's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla 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)Śukla Daśamī (10/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya117.56°KarkaAśleṣā P4
चन्द्र Candra223.57°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala51.75°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
बुध Budha126.28°SiṃhaMaghā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati52.39°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
शुक्र Śukra136.46°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
शनि Śani323.73°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:30 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:31 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:00 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:09 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:00 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 00 Mins 56 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 59 Mins 04 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:02 – 05:46
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:35 – 06:30
Abhijit Muhūrta11:38 – 12:22
Vijaya Muhūrta13:50 – 14:35
Godhūli Muhūrta17:19 – 17:43
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:31 – 17:58
Amṛta Kāla17:16 – 19:01
Niśīta Muhūrta23:38 – 00:22

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:00 – 13:23
Yamaganda07:52 – 09:15
Gulika Kāla10:38 – 12:00
Varjyam06:57 – 07:15
Dur Muhūrta 09:04 – 09:26

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (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):
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 · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:30 – 07:52 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:52 – 09:15 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:15 – 10:38 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:38 – 12:00 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:00 – 13:23 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:23 – 14:46 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:46 – 16:08 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:08 – 17:31 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:31 – 19:08 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:08 – 20:46 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:46 – 22:23 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:23 – 00:00 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:00 – 01:38 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:38 – 03:15 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:15 – 04:52 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:52 – 06:30 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872071.27
Julian Day2460536.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1969°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)108.76°
🪷 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 (24.1969°), declination 14.25°, EoT -4.37 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: 2024-08-14 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)