पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · January 1, 2029 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 17.6 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
कर्षयन्तः शरीरस्थं भूतग्राममचेतसः।मां चैवान्तःशरीरस्थं तान्विद्ध्यासुरनिश्चयान्।।17.6।।
"17.6 They are ignorant. They torment the organs of the body; and they harass Me also, Who lives within. Know that they are devoted to evil." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.6's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2086 Dundubhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1951 Saumya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1436
Malayalam Era: 1205
Nanakshahi: 560
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya256.64°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra80.95°MithunaPunarvasu P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala159.56°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
बुध Budha275.84°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati180.65°TulāCitrā P3
शुक्र Śukra236.48°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
शनि Śani10.14°MeṣaAśvinī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:59 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:00 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:00 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)19:09 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)05:25 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 01 Mins 24 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 58 Mins 36 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:07 – 04:03
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:49 – 04:59
Abhijit Muhūrta11:32 – 12:28
Vijaya Muhūrta14:20 – 15:16
Godhūli Muhūrta18:48 – 19:12
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:00 – 19:35
Amṛta Kāla18:45 – 20:30
Niśīta Muhūrta23:32 – 00:28

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla06:44 – 08:29
Yamaganda10:14 – 12:00
Gulika Kāla13:45 – 15:30
Varjyam05:34 – 05:56
Dur Muhūrta 08:15 – 08:43

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (Inauspicious)
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):
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 · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta04:59 – 06:44 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla06:44 – 08:29 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:29 – 10:14 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:14 – 12:00 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:00 – 13:45 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:45 – 15:30 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:30 – 17:15 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta17:15 – 19:00 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala19:00 – 20:15 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha20:15 – 21:30 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:30 – 22:45 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:45 – 00:00 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:00 – 01:14 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:14 – 02:29 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:29 – 03:44 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala03:44 – 04:59 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873672.27
Julian Day2462137.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2581°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)183.03°
🪷 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 (24.2581°), declination -22.99°, EoT -3.71 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: 2029-01-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)