पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · December 30, 2024 CE

Also observed today

धनु सङ्क्रान्ति · Dhanu SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 14.16 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga

कर्मणः सुकृतस्याहुः सात्त्विकं निर्मलं फलम्।रजसस्तु फलं दुःखमज्ञानं तमसः फलम्।।14.16।।

"14.16 They say the fruit of a meritorious action is spotless and full of purity; the outcome of Passion is misery, and of Ignorance darkness." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 14.16's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2081 Piṅgala

Śaka Saṁvat: 1946 Krodhi

Bengali Saṁvat: 1431

Malayalam Era: 1200

Nanakshahi: 555

Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)

Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Mūla Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)	Catuṣpāda
वार (Vāra)	Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	254.63°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra	243.94°	Dhanu	Mūla P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	97.97°	Karka	Puṣya P2
बुध Budha	232.74°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	49.19°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra	301.06°	Kumbha	Dhaniṣṭhā P3
शनि Śani	320.28°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	04:58 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	19:00 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:59 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	04:15 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)	18:17 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	14 Hours 02 Mins 16 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	9 Hours 57 Mins 44 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:05 – 04:01
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	03:47 – 04:58
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:31 – 12:27
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:19 – 15:15
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:48 – 19:12
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	19:00 – 19:35
Amṛta Kāla	18:45 – 20:30
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:31 – 00:27

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	06:43 – 08:28
Yamaganda	10:13 – 11:59
Gulika Kāla	13:44 – 15:29
Varjyam	05:33 – 05:55
Dur Muhūrta	08:14 – 08:42

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta	04:58 – 06:43 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla	06:43 – 08:28 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha	08:28 – 10:13 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga	10:13 – 11:59 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg	11:59 – 13:44 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala	13:44 – 15:29 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha	15:29 – 17:15 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta	17:15 – 19:00 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala	19:00 – 20:15 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha	20:15 – 21:29 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta	21:29 – 22:44 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla	22:44 – 23:59 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha	23:59 – 01:13 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga	01:13 – 02:28 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg	02:28 – 03:43 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala	03:43 – 04:58 (neutral)

Coordinates

Latitude: -29.8587°

Longitude: 31.0218°

Timezone: UTC+2

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Candra Walk (चन्द्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā + Mūla alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-20 — Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1872209.27
Julian Day	2460674.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2022°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	348.31°

🪷 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 (24.2022°), declination -23.14°, EoT -2.80 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: 2024-12-30 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)