पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · January 7, 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 6.38 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
कच्चिन्नोभयविभ्रष्टश्छिन्नाभ्रमिव नश्यति।

अप्रतिष्ठो महाबाहो विमूढो ब्रह्मणः पथि।।6.38।।
"6.38 Having failed in both, my Lord, is he without hope, like a riven cloud having no support, lost on the spiritual road?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.38's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla 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)Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya262.49°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra300.04°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala294.77°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
बुध Budha248.01°DhanuMūla P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati207.41°TulāViśākhā P3
शुक्र Śukra261.15°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
शनि Śani23.87°MeṣaBharaṇī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:03 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:01 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:02 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:58 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:07 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 57 Mins 59 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 02 Mins 01 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:11 – 04:07
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:53 – 05:03
Abhijit Muhūrta11:34 – 12:30
Vijaya Muhūrta14:22 – 15:18
Godhūli Muhūrta18:49 – 19:13
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:01 – 19:36
Amṛta Kāla18:46 – 20:31
Niśīta Muhūrta23:34 – 00:30

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla06:48 – 08:33
Yamaganda10:17 – 12:02
Gulika Kāla13:47 – 15:32
Varjyam05:38 – 06:00
Dur Muhūrta 08:19 – 08:47

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (Auspicious)
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 · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:03 – 06:48 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla06:48 – 08:33 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:33 – 10:17 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:17 – 12:02 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:02 – 13:47 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:47 – 15:32 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:32 – 17:16 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta17:16 – 19:01 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala19:01 – 20:16 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha20:16 – 21:32 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:32 – 22:47 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:47 – 00:02 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:02 – 01:17 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:17 – 02:33 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:33 – 03:48 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala03:48 – 05:03 (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)1874043.27
Julian Day2462508.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2723°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)38.20°
🪷 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 (24.2723°), declination -22.38°, EoT -6.29 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: 2030-01-07 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)