पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · April 6, 2025 CE

🪷 आज: राम नवमी — Rāma Navamī
Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā. Sūryavaṃśa's most exalted moment.
Historical anchor: Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (Ayodhyā) — -1626101-04-03 →

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.14 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
अधिष्ठानं तथा कर्ता करणं च पृथग्विधम्।विविधाश्च पृथक्चेष्टा दैवं चैवात्र पञ्चमम्।।18.14।।
"18.14 They are a body, a personality, physical organs, their manifold activity and destiny." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.14's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2082 Kālayukta
Śaka Saṁvat: 1947 Viśvāvasu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1432
Malayalam Era: 1201
Nanakshahi: 556
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Navamī (9/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Punarvasu Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya352.29°MīnaRevatī P2
चन्द्र Candra93.80°KarkaPuṣya P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala90.72°KarkaPunarvasu P4
बुध Budha332.47°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati52.52°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
शुक्र Śukra331.07°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani330.98°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:10 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:48 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:59 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:32 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:58 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 37 Mins 49 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 22 Mins 11 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:37 – 05:23
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:12 – 06:10
Abhijit Muhūrta11:35 – 12:22
Vijaya Muhūrta13:55 – 14:42
Godhūli Muhūrta17:36 – 18:00
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:48 – 18:17
Amṛta Kāla17:33 – 19:18
Niśīta Muhūrta23:35 – 00:22

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:20 – 17:48
Yamaganda11:59 – 13:26
Gulika Kāla14:53 – 16:20
Varjyam06:39 – 06:57
Dur Muhūrta 08:53 – 09:16

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (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 · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:10 – 07:37 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:37 – 09:04 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:04 – 10:31 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:31 – 11:59 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:59 – 13:26 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:26 – 14:53 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:53 – 16:20 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:20 – 17:48 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:48 – 19:20 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:20 – 20:53 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:53 – 22:26 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:26 – 23:59 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:59 – 01:31 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:31 – 03:04 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:04 – 04:37 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:37 – 06:10 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

9 steps · festival walk
Today is Rāma Navamī — its dedicated walk.
Vālmīki Bāla-Kāṇḍa selections + BG 4.7-8 (avatāra principle).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Navamī + Punarvasu alignment also occurred on:
-1626101-04-03Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Śukla Navamī + Punarvasu)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872306.27
Julian Day2460771.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2059°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)98.44°
🪷 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 (24.2059°), declination 6.49°, EoT -2.79 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: 2025-04-06 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)