पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · August 1, 2026 CE

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🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2083 Siddhārthī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1948 Parābhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1433
Malayalam Era: 1202
Nanakshahi: 557
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā (18/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya104.61°KarkaPuṣya P4
चन्द्र Candra312.37°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala58.52°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
बुध Budha84.86°MithunaPunarvasu P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati102.55°KarkaPuṣya P3
शुक्र Śukra149.51°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
शनि Śani350.55°MīnaRevatī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:41 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:23 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:02 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)19:29 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:17 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 41 Mins 58 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 18 Mins 02 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:15 – 05:58
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:47 – 06:41
Abhijit Muhūrta11:41 – 12:23
Vijaya Muhūrta13:49 – 14:32
Godhūli Muhūrta17:11 – 17:35
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:23 – 17:50
Amṛta Kāla17:08 – 18:53
Niśīta Muhūrta23:41 – 00:23

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:21 – 10:42
Yamaganda13:22 – 14:42
Gulika Kāla06:41 – 08:01
Varjyam07:08 – 07:25
Dur Muhūrta 09:11 – 09:32

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Śubha (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:41 – 08:01 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:01 – 09:21 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:21 – 10:42 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:42 – 12:02 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:02 – 13:22 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:22 – 14:42 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:42 – 16:03 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:03 – 17:23 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:23 – 19:03 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:03 – 20:42 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:42 – 22:22 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:22 – 00:02 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:02 – 01:42 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:42 – 03:21 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:21 – 05:01 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:01 – 06:41 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śani Walk (शनि यात्रा)
7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872788.27
Julian Day2461253.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2243°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)209.31°
🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Engine: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate
Method: Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equation
Tier-2 city localization: spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanamsa (24.2243°), declination 18.05°, EoT -6.02 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: 2026-08-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)