पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · January 29, 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 7.13 · Chapter 7 · ज्ञानविज्ञानयोग · Jñāna-Vijñāna-Yoga
त्रिभिर्गुणमयैर्भावैरेभिः सर्वमिदं जगत्।

मोहितं नाभिजानाति मामेभ्यः परमव्ययम्।।7.13।।
"7.13 The inhabitants of the world, misled by those natures which the Qualities have engendered, know not that I am higher than them all, and that I do not change." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 7.13'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 Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya284.89°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
चन्द्र Candra224.87°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala312.09°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
बुध Budha260.91°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati210.62°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
शुक्र Śukra253.85°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
शनि Śani23.83°MeṣaBharaṇī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:22 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:56 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:09 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:13 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:05 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 34 Mins 03 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 25 Mins 57 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:34 – 04:28
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:14 – 05:22
Abhijit Muhūrta11:42 – 12:36
Vijaya Muhūrta14:25 – 15:19
Godhūli Muhūrta18:44 – 19:08
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:56 – 19:30
Amṛta Kāla18:41 – 20:26
Niśīta Muhūrta23:42 – 00:36

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:33 – 17:14
Yamaganda08:46 – 10:27
Gulika Kāla12:09 – 13:51
Varjyam05:56 – 06:18
Dur Muhūrta 08:32 – 08:59

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (Inauspicious)
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):
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 Roga05:22 – 07:04 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:04 – 08:46 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:46 – 10:27 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:27 – 12:09 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:09 – 13:51 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:51 – 15:33 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:33 – 17:14 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:14 – 18:56 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:56 – 20:14 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:14 – 21:33 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:33 – 22:51 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:51 – 00:09 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:09 – 01:27 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:27 – 02:46 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:46 – 04:04 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:04 – 05:22 (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)1874065.27
Julian Day2462530.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2732°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)301.06°
🪷 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 (24.2732°), declination -17.96°, EoT -13.17 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: 2030-01-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)