पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · February 7, 2025 CE

Also observed today

पोङ्गल · Pongal / Thai PongalRegional

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 16.8 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga

असत्यमप्रतिष्ठं ते जगदाहुरनीश्वरम्।अपरस्परसम्भूतं किमन्यत्कामहैतुकम्।।16.8।।

"16.8 They say the universe is an accident with no purpose and no God. Life is created by sexual union, a product of lust and nothing else." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 16.8'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 Daśamī (10/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Rohiṇī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Indra
करण (Karaṇa)	Taitila
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	294.31°	Makara	Dhaniṣṭhā P1
चन्द्र Candra	46.27°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	84.32°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P2
बुध Budha	292.15°	Makara	Śravaṇa P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	47.04°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra	337.41°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P2
शनि Śani	323.99°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:30 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:50 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:10 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	14:29 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)	00:47 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 20 Mins 15 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 39 Mins 45 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:43 – 04:37
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:23 – 05:30
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:44 – 12:37
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:24 – 15:17
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:38 – 19:02
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:50 – 19:24
Amṛta Kāla	18:35 – 20:20
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:44 – 00:37

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	10:30 – 12:10
Yamaganda	15:30 – 17:10
Gulika Kāla	07:10 – 08:50
Varjyam	06:04 – 06:25
Dur Muhūrta	08:37 – 09:04

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Mātaṇga (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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala	05:30 – 07:10 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	07:10 – 08:50 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	08:50 – 10:30 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	10:30 – 12:10 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	12:10 – 13:50 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	13:50 – 15:30 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	15:30 – 17:10 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	17:10 – 18:50 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	18:50 – 20:10 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	20:10 – 21:30 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	21:30 – 22:50 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	22:50 – 00:10 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	00:10 – 01:30 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	01:30 – 02:50 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	02:50 – 04:10 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	04:10 – 05:30 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: -29.8587°

Longitude: 31.0218°

Timezone: UTC+2

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śukra Walk (शुक्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Daśamī + Rohiṇī alignment also occurred on:

-3226-07-09 — Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Rohiṇī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1872248.27
Julian Day	2460713.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2037°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	111.32°

🪷 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 (24.2037°), declination -15.28°, EoT -14.38 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: 2025-02-07 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)