पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · January 1, 2030 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 6.32 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
आत्मौपम्येन सर्वत्र समं पश्यति योऽर्जुन।

सुखं वा यदि वा दुःखं सः योगी परमो मतः।।6.32।।
"6.32 O Arjuna! He is the perfect saint who, taught by the likeness within himself, sees the same Self everywhere, whether the outer form be pleasurable or painful." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.32's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2087 Rudhirodgāri
Śaka Saṁvat: 1952 Sādhāraṇa
Bengali Saṁvat: 1437
Malayalam Era: 1206
Nanakshahi: 561
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī (27/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya256.38°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra214.73°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala290.05°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
बुध Budha254.68°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati206.38°TulāViśākhā P2
शुक्र Śukra264.75°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
शनि Śani24.04°MeṣaBharaṇī 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)02:22 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:04 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 01 Mins 31 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 58 Mins 29 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 Kāla15:30 – 17:15
Yamaganda08:29 – 10:14
Gulika Kāla12:00 – 13:45
Varjyam05:34 – 05:56
Dur Muhūrta 08:15 – 08:43

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (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 · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga04:59 – 06:44 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg06:44 – 08:29 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:29 – 10:14 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:14 – 12:00 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:00 – 13:45 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:45 – 15:30 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:30 – 17:15 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:15 – 19:00 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla19:00 – 20:15 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:15 – 21:30 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:30 – 22:45 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:45 – 00:00 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:00 – 01:14 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:14 – 02:29 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:29 – 03:44 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla03:44 – 04:59 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5131
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1874037.27
Julian Day2462502.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2721°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)320.50°
🪷 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 (24.2721°), declination -23.01°, 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: 2030-01-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)