पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · January 23, 2025 CE

Also observed today

पोङ्गल · Pongal / Thai PongalRegional

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 15.13 · Chapter 15 · पुरुषोत्तमयोग · Puruṣottama-Yoga

गामाविश्य च भूतानि धारयाम्यहमोजसा।पुष्णामि चौषधीः सर्वाः सोमो भूत्वा रसात्मकः।।15.13।।

"15.13 1 enter this world and animate all My creatures with My vitality; and by My cool moonbeams I nourish the plants." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 15.13's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2082 Kālayukta

Śaka Saṁvat: 1947 Viśvāvasu

Bengali Saṁvat: 1432

Malayalam Era: 1201

Nanakshahi: 556

Solar Month: Makara (Tai)

Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Navamī (24/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Viśākhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)	Gara
वार (Vāra)	Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	279.07°	Makara	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P4
चन्द्र Candra	201.86°	Tulā	Viśākhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	88.93°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P3
बुध Budha	267.40°	Dhanu	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	47.29°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra	325.25°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P2
शनि Śani	322.38°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:17 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:59 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:08 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	00:16 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)	13:41 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 41 Mins 45 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 18 Mins 15 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:27 – 04:22
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:08 – 05:17
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:40 – 12:35
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:25 – 15:19
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:47 – 19:11
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:59 – 19:33
Amṛta Kāla	18:44 – 20:29
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:40 – 00:35

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	13:50 – 15:33
Yamaganda	05:17 – 07:00
Gulika Kāla	08:42 – 10:25
Varjyam	05:51 – 06:13
Dur Muhūrta	08:29 – 08:56

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)

Candra Vāsa: North

Rāhu Vāsa: North-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Prajāpati (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha	05:17 – 07:00 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga	07:00 – 08:42 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg	08:42 – 10:25 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala	10:25 – 12:08 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha	12:08 – 13:50 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta	13:50 – 15:33 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla	15:33 – 17:16 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha	17:16 – 18:59 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta	18:59 – 20:16 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla	20:16 – 21:33 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha	21:33 – 22:50 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga	22:50 – 00:08 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg	00:08 – 01:25 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala	01:25 – 02:42 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha	02:42 – 04:00 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta	04:00 – 05:17 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: -29.8587°

Longitude: 31.0218°

Timezone: UTC+2

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Bṛhaspati Walk (गुरु यात्रा)

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Navamī + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1872233.27
Julian Day	2460698.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2031°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	283.65°

🪷 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 (24.2031°), declination -19.42°, EoT -11.81 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: 2025-01-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)