पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · July 23, 2029 CE

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

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.56 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
दुःखेष्वनुद्विग्नमनाः सुखेषु विगतस्पृहः।

वीतरागभयक्रोधः स्थितधीर्मुनिरुच्यते।।2.56।।
"2.56 The sage, whose mind is unruffled in suffering, whose desire is not roused by enjoyment, who is without attachment, anger or fear - take him to be one who stands at that lofty level." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.56's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2086 Dundubhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1951 Saumya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1436
Malayalam Era: 1205
Nanakshahi: 560
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya96.23°KarkaPuṣya P1
चन्द्र Candra244.61°DhanuMūla P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala176.46°KanyāCitrā P1
बुध Budha109.95°KarkaAśleṣā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati175.46°KanyāCitrā P1
शुक्र Śukra127.16°SiṃhaMaghā P3
शनि Śani28.94°MeṣaKṛttikā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:46 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:18 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:02 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:55 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:56 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 31 Mins 39 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 28 Mins 21 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:22 – 06:04
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:54 – 06:46
Abhijit Muhūrta11:41 – 12:23
Vijaya Muhūrta13:47 – 14:29
Godhūli Muhūrta17:06 – 17:30
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:18 – 17:44
Amṛta Kāla17:03 – 18:48
Niśīta Muhūrta23:41 – 00:23

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:05 – 09:24
Yamaganda10:43 – 12:02
Gulika Kāla13:21 – 14:40
Varjyam07:13 – 07:29
Dur Muhūrta 09:14 – 09:35

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (Inauspicious)
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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:46 – 08:05 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:05 – 09:24 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:24 – 10:43 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:43 – 12:02 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:02 – 13:21 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:21 – 14:40 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:40 – 15:59 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta15:59 – 17:18 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:18 – 18:59 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha18:59 – 20:40 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:40 – 22:21 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:21 – 00:02 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:02 – 01:43 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:43 – 03:24 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:24 – 05:05 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:05 – 06:46 (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 Year5131
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873875.27
Julian Day2462340.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2659°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)149.54°
🪷 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 (24.2659°), declination 20.04°, EoT -6.13 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: 2029-07-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)