पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · January 30, 2028 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 6.31 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
सर्वभूतस्थितं यो मां भजत्येकत्वमास्थितः।

सर्वथा वर्तमानोऽपि स योगी मयि वर्तते।।6.31।।
"6.31 The sage who realises the unity of life and who worships Me in all beings, lives in Me, whatever may be his lot." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.31's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2085 Durmati
Śaka Saṁvat: 1950 Kīlaka
Bengali Saṁvat: 1435
Malayalam Era: 1204
Nanakshahi: 559
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya285.41°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
चन्द्र Candra322.11°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala296.13°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
बुध Budha292.19°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati152.58°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
शुक्र Śukra325.45°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
शनि Śani358.03°MīnaRevatī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:23 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:56 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:09 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:21 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:51 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 33 Mins 21 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 26 Mins 39 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:34 – 04:28
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:15 – 05:23
Abhijit Muhūrta11:42 – 12:36
Vijaya Muhūrta14:25 – 15:19
Godhūli Muhūrta18:44 – 19:08
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:56 – 19:30
Amṛta Kāla18:41 – 20:26
Niśīta Muhūrta23:42 – 00:36

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla17:14 – 18:56
Yamaganda12:09 – 13:51
Gulika Kāla15:33 – 17:14
Varjyam05:56 – 06:18
Dur Muhūrta 08:32 – 08:59

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (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 · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg05:23 – 07:04 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:04 – 08:46 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:46 – 10:28 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:28 – 12:09 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:09 – 13:51 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:51 – 15:33 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:33 – 17:14 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg17:14 – 18:56 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:56 – 20:14 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga20:14 – 21:33 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:33 – 22:51 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:51 – 00:09 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:09 – 01:28 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:28 – 02:46 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:46 – 04:04 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:04 – 05:23 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5129
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873335.27
Julian Day2461800.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2452°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)40.29°
🪷 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 (24.2452°), declination -17.83°, EoT -13.36 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: 2028-01-30 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)