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

🪷 आज: सिंह सङ्क्रान्ति — Siṁha Saṅkrānti
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🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 10.38 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
दण्डो दमयतामस्मि नीतिरस्मि जिगीषताम्।

मौनं चैवास्मि गुह्यानां ज्ञानं ज्ञानवतामहम्।।10.38।।
"10.38 I am the Sceptre of rulers, the Strategy of the conquerors, the Silence of mystery, the Wisdom of the wise." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.38's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

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

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā (18/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya125.26°SiṃhaMaghā P2
चन्द्र Candra336.90°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala56.91°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
बुध Budha119.71°KarkaAśleṣā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati53.56°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
शुक्र Śukra146.27°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
शनि Śani323.19°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:22 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:35 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:58 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:03 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:07 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 13 Mins 27 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 46 Mins 33 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:52 – 05:37
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:26 – 06:22
Abhijit Muhūrta11:36 – 12:21
Vijaya Muhūrta13:51 – 14:36
Godhūli Muhūrta17:23 – 17:47
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:35 – 18:03
Amṛta Kāla17:20 – 19:05
Niśīta Muhūrta23:36 – 00:21

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:23 – 14:47
Yamaganda06:22 – 07:46
Gulika Kāla09:10 – 10:34
Varjyam06:50 – 07:08
Dur Muhūrta 08:59 – 09:21

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
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):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:22 – 07:46 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:46 – 09:10 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:10 – 10:34 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:34 – 11:58 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:58 – 13:23 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:23 – 14:47 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:47 – 16:11 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:11 – 17:35 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:35 – 19:11 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:11 – 20:47 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:47 – 22:23 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:23 – 23:58 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:58 – 01:34 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:34 – 03:10 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:10 – 04:46 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:46 – 06:22 (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 Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872079.27
Julian Day2460544.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1972°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)209.20°
🪷 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 (24.1972°), declination 11.66°, EoT -2.54 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: 2024-08-22 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)