पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · January 29, 2025 CE

Also observed today

पोङ्गल · Pongal / Thai PongalRegional

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 15.19 · Chapter 15 · पुरुषोत्तमयोग · Puruṣottama-Yoga

यो मामेवमसम्मूढो जानाति पुरुषोत्तमम्।स सर्वविद्भजति मां सर्वभावेन भारत।।15.19।।

"15.19 He who with unclouded vision sees Me as the Lord-God, knows all there is to be known, and always shall worship Me with his whole heart." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 15.19'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 Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)	Catuṣpāda
वार (Vāra)	Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	285.17°	Makara	Śravaṇa P2
चन्द्र Candra	278.95°	Makara	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	86.81°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P3
बुध Budha	277.02°	Makara	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	47.10°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra	330.49°	Mīna	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani	323.00°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:22 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:56 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:09 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	04:55 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)	18:34 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 33 Mins 45 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 26 Mins 15 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:34 – 04:28
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:14 – 05:22
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:42 – 12:36
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:25 – 15:19
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:44 – 19:08
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:56 – 19:30
Amṛta Kāla	18:41 – 20:26
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:42 – 00:36

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	12:09 – 13:51
Yamaganda	07:04 – 08:46
Gulika Kāla	10:27 – 12:09
Varjyam	05:56 – 06:18
Dur Muhūrta	08:32 – 08:59

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: South-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha	05:22 – 07:04 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta	07:04 – 08:46 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla	08:46 – 10:27 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha	10:27 – 12:09 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga	12:09 – 13:51 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg	13:51 – 15:33 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala	15:33 – 17:14 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha	17:14 – 18:56 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg	18:56 – 20:14 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala	20:14 – 21:33 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha	21:33 – 22:51 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta	22:51 – 00:09 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla	00:09 – 01:27 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha	01:27 – 02:46 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga	02:46 – 04:04 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg	04:04 – 05:22 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: -29.8587°

Longitude: 31.0218°

Timezone: UTC+2

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Budha Walk (बुध यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā + Uttara Āṣāḍhā 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)	1872239.27
Julian Day	2460704.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2033°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	352.40°

🪷 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 (24.2033°), declination -17.90°, EoT -13.17 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: 2025-01-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)