पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · January 7, 2027 CE

🪷 आज: लोहड़ी — Lohri
Punjab harvest festival; eve of Makara Saṅkrānti. (Approximated as 13/14 January annually; correct via Sun in Dhanu/Makara cusp.)

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 16.6 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga
द्वौ भूतसर्गौ लोकेऽस्मिन् दैव आसुर एव च।दैवो विस्तरशः प्रोक्त आसुरं पार्थ मे श्रृणु।।16.6।।
"16.6 All beings are of two classes: Godly and godless. The Godly I have described; I will now describe the other." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 16.6's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2084 Raudra
Śaka Saṁvat: 1949 Plavaṅga
Bengali Saṁvat: 1434
Malayalam Era: 1203
Nanakshahi: 558
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Catuṣpāda
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya262.26°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra253.54°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala135.71°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha265.14°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati121.57°SiṃhaMaghā P1
शुक्र Śukra214.99°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
शनि Śani344.42°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:03 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:01 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:02 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:27 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:27 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 58 Mins 10 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 01 Mins 50 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:11 – 04:07
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:53 – 05:03
Abhijit Muhūrta11:34 – 12:30
Vijaya Muhūrta14:22 – 15:18
Godhūli Muhūrta18:49 – 19:13
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:01 – 19:36
Amṛta Kāla18:46 – 20:31
Niśīta Muhūrta23:34 – 00:30

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:47 – 15:32
Yamaganda05:03 – 06:48
Gulika Kāla08:33 – 10:17
Varjyam05:38 – 06:00
Dur Muhūrta 08:19 – 08:47

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Śrīvatsa (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:03 – 06:48 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga06:48 – 08:33 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:33 – 10:17 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:17 – 12:02 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:02 – 13:47 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:47 – 15:32 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:32 – 17:17 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha17:17 – 19:01 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta19:01 – 20:17 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla20:17 – 21:32 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:32 – 22:47 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:47 – 00:02 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:02 – 01:17 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:17 – 02:33 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:33 – 03:48 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta03:48 – 05:03 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā + Pūrva Āṣāḍhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872947.27
Julian Day2461412.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2304°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)351.41°
🪷 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 (24.2304°), declination -22.42°, EoT -6.29 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: 2027-01-07 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)