पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · February 3, 2025 CE

🪷 आज: मकर सङ्क्रान्ति — Makara Saṅkrānti (Uttarāyaṇa)
Sun enters Capricorn; Uttarāyaṇa (north-going) begins. Bhīṣma's chosen mahaprasthāna time.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 16.4 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga
दम्भो दर्पोऽभिमानश्च क्रोधः पारुष्यमेव च।अज्ञानं चाभिजातस्य पार्थ सम्पदमासुरीम्।।16.4।।
"16.4 Hypocrisy, pride, insolence, cruelty, ignorance belong to him who is born of the godless qualities." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 16.4's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla 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)Śukla Pañcamī (5/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Revatī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya290.25°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
चन्द्र Candra349.98°MīnaRevatī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala85.31°MithunaPunarvasu P2
बुध Budha285.31°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati47.03°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra334.50°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
शनि Śani323.54°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:27 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:53 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:10 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:19 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:59 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 26 Mins 26 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 33 Mins 34 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:39 – 04:33
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:19 – 05:27
Abhijit Muhūrta11:43 – 12:37
Vijaya Muhūrta14:24 – 15:18
Godhūli Muhūrta18:41 – 19:05
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:53 – 19:27
Amṛta Kāla18:38 – 20:23
Niśīta Muhūrta23:43 – 00:37

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:07 – 08:48
Yamaganda10:29 – 12:10
Gulika Kāla13:51 – 15:31
Varjyam06:00 – 06:22
Dur Muhūrta 08:35 – 09:02

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (Inauspicious)
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 · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:27 – 07:07 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:07 – 08:48 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:48 – 10:29 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:29 – 12:10 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:10 – 13:51 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:51 – 15:31 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:31 – 17:12 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta17:12 – 18:53 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:53 – 20:12 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha20:12 – 21:31 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:31 – 22:51 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:51 – 00:10 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:10 – 01:29 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:29 – 02:48 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:48 – 04:07 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:07 – 05:27 (neutral)

Coordinates

Latitude: -29.8587°
Longitude: 31.0218°
Timezone: UTC+2

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872244.27
Julian Day2460709.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2035°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)57.79°
🪷 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 (24.2035°), declination -16.49°, EoT -13.97 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: 2025-02-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)