पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · December 15, 2024 CE

Also observed today

अन्नपूर्णा जयन्ती · Annapūrṇā JayantīShakta
वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति · Vṛścika SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 14.1 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga

श्री भगवानुवाचपरं भूयः प्रवक्ष्यामि ज्ञानानां ज्ञानमुत्तमम्।यज्ज्ञात्वा मुनयः सर्वे परां सिद्धिमितो गताः।।14.1।।

"14.1 "Lord Shri Krishna continued: Now I will reveal unto the Wisdom which is beyond knowledge, by attaining which the sages have reached Perfection." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 14.1's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2081 Piṅgala

Śaka Saṁvat: 1946 Krodhi

Bengali Saṁvat: 1431

Malayalam Era: 1200

Nanakshahi: 555

Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)

Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Pūrṇimā (15/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	239.35°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P4
चन्द्र Candra	54.84°	Vṛṣabha	Mr̥gaśirā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	101.17°	Karka	Puṣya P3
बुध Budha	221.80°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	51.05°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P4
शुक्र Śukra	284.39°	Makara	Śravaṇa P2
शनि Śani	319.34°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	04:50 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:53 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:52 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	18:27 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)	04:40 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	14 Hours 03 Mins 03 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	9 Hours 56 Mins 57 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	02:58 – 03:54
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	03:40 – 04:50
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:24 – 12:20
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:12 – 15:08
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:41 – 19:05
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:53 – 19:28
Amṛta Kāla	18:38 – 20:23
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:24 – 00:20

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	17:08 – 18:53
Yamaganda	11:52 – 13:37
Gulika Kāla	15:22 – 17:08
Varjyam	05:25 – 05:48
Dur Muhūrta	08:07 – 08:35

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg	04:50 – 06:36 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	06:36 – 08:21 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	08:21 – 10:06 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:06 – 11:52 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	11:52 – 13:37 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:37 – 15:22 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	15:22 – 17:08 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	17:08 – 18:53 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	18:53 – 20:08 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	20:08 – 21:22 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	21:22 – 22:37 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:37 – 23:52 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	23:52 – 01:06 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:06 – 02:21 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	02:21 – 03:36 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	03:36 – 04:50 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: -29.8587°

Longitude: 31.0218°

Timezone: UTC+2

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Sūrya Walk (सूर्य यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Pūrṇimā + Mṛgaśīrṣā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-04 — Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

-0562-04-11 — Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1872194.27
Julian Day	2460659.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2016°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	177.31°

🪷 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 (24.2016°), declination -23.28°, EoT 4.18 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: 2024-12-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)