पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · January 16, 2030 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 6.47 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
योगिनामपि सर्वेषां मद्गतेनान्तरात्मना।

श्रद्धावान्भजते यो मां स मे युक्ततमो मतः।।6.47।।
"6.47 I look upon him as the best of mystics who, full of faith, worshippeth Me and abideth in Me."" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.47's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2087 Rudhirodgāri
Śaka Saṁvat: 1952 Sādhāraṇa
Bengali Saṁvat: 1437
Malayalam Era: 1206
Nanakshahi: 561
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Rohiṇī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya271.66°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra50.05°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala301.86°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
बुध Budha248.09°DhanuMūla P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati208.84°TulāViśākhā P3
शुक्र Śukra256.19°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
शनि Śani23.74°MeṣaBharaṇī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:11 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:01 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:06 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:11 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:27 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 50 Mins 04 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 09 Mins 56 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:20 – 04:15
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:01 – 05:11
Abhijit Muhūrta11:38 – 12:33
Vijaya Muhūrta14:24 – 15:19
Godhūli Muhūrta18:49 – 19:13
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:01 – 19:35
Amṛta Kāla18:46 – 20:31
Niśīta Muhūrta23:38 – 00:33

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:06 – 13:49
Yamaganda06:54 – 08:38
Gulika Kāla10:22 – 12:06
Varjyam05:45 – 06:07
Dur Muhūrta 08:24 – 08:52

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Utpāta (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:11 – 06:54 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta06:54 – 08:38 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:38 – 10:22 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:22 – 12:06 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:06 – 13:49 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:49 – 15:33 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:33 – 17:17 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:17 – 19:01 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg19:01 – 20:17 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:17 – 21:33 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:33 – 22:49 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:49 – 00:06 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:06 – 01:22 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:22 – 02:38 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:38 – 03:54 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg03:54 – 05:11 (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 Dvādaśī + Rohiṇī alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Rohiṇī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5131
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1874052.27
Julian Day2462517.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2727°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)137.27°
🪷 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 (24.2727°), declination -20.96°, EoT -9.69 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: 2030-01-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)