पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · January 24, 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 7.8 · Chapter 7 · ज्ञानविज्ञानयोग · Jñāna-Vijñāna-Yoga
रसोऽहमप्सु कौन्तेय प्रभास्मि शशिसूर्ययोः।

प्रणवः सर्ववेदेषु शब्दः खे पौरुषं नृषु।।7.8।।
"7.8 O Arjuna! I am the Fluidity in water, the Light in the sun and in the moon. I am the mystic syllable Om in the Vedic scriptures, the Sound in ether, the Virility in man." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 7.8's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī (20/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya279.80°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
चन्द्र Candra154.43°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala308.15°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
बुध Budha255.02°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati209.97°TulāViśākhā P3
शुक्र Śukra253.93°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
शनि Śani23.76°MeṣaBharaṇī 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)21:45 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:48 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 40 Mins 45 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 19 Mins 15 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 – 19:33
Amṛta Kāla18:43 – 20:28
Niśīta Muhūrta23:41 – 00:35

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:51 – 15:33
Yamaganda05:18 – 07:00
Gulika Kāla08:43 – 10:25
Varjyam05:52 – 06:14
Dur Muhūrta 08:29 – 08:56

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhātṛ (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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:18 – 07:00 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:00 – 08:43 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:43 – 10:25 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:25 – 12:08 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:08 – 13:51 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:51 – 15:33 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:33 – 17:16 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha17:16 – 18:58 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:58 – 20:16 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla20:16 – 21:33 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:33 – 22:51 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:51 – 00:08 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:08 – 01:25 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:25 – 02:43 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:43 – 04:00 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:00 – 05:18 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5131
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1874060.27
Julian Day2462525.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2730°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)234.51°
🪷 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 (24.2730°), declination -19.23°, 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: 2030-01-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)