पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · January 24, 2029 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 18.1 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाच

संन्यासस्य महाबाहो तत्त्वमिच्छामि वेदितुम्।

त्यागस्य च हृषीकेश पृथक्केशिनिषूदन।।18.1।।
"18.1 "Arjuna asked: O mighty One! I desire to know how relinquishment is distinguished from renunciation." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.1's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2086 Dundubhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1951 Saumya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1436
Malayalam Era: 1205
Nanakshahi: 560
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Navamī (9/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya280.07°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
चन्द्र Candra23.62°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala166.63°KanyāHasta P2
बुध Budha263.75°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati182.64°TulāCitrā P3
शुक्र Śukra265.31°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
शनि Śani10.45°MeṣaAśvinī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:18 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:58 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:08 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:40 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:24 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 40 Mins 27 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 19 Mins 33 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:28 – 04:23
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:09 – 05:18
Abhijit Muhūrta11:41 – 12:35
Vijaya Muhūrta14:25 – 15:19
Godhūli Muhūrta18:46 – 19:10
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:58 – 19:32
Amṛta Kāla18:43 – 20:28
Niśīta Muhūrta23:41 – 00:35

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:08 – 13:51
Yamaganda07:00 – 08:43
Gulika Kāla10:25 – 12:08
Varjyam05:52 – 06:14
Dur Muhūrta 08:29 – 08:57

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (Auspicious)
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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:18 – 07:00 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:00 – 08:43 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:43 – 10:25 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:25 – 12:08 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:08 – 13:51 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:51 – 15:33 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:33 – 17:16 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:16 – 18:58 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:58 – 20:16 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:16 – 21:33 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:33 – 22:51 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:51 – 00:08 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:08 – 01:25 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:25 – 02:43 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:43 – 04:00 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:00 – 05:18 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873695.27
Julian Day2462160.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2590°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)105.22°
🪷 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 (24.2590°), declination -19.18°, EoT -12.06 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: 2029-01-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)