पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · August 5, 2030 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 12.12 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga
श्रेयो हि ज्ञानमभ्यासाज्ज्ञानाद्ध्यानं विशिष्यते।ध्यानात्कर्मफलत्यागस्त्यागाच्छान्तिरनन्तरम्।।12.12।।
"12.12 Knowledge is superior to blind action, meditation to mere knowledge, renunciation of the fruit of action to meditation, and where there is renunciation peace will follow." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 12.12's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2087 Rudhirodgāri
Śaka Saṁvat: 1952 Sādhāraṇa
Bengali Saṁvat: 1437
Malayalam Era: 1206
Nanakshahi: 561
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya108.42°KarkaAśleṣā P1
चन्द्र Candra177.01°KanyāCitrā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala88.18°MithunaPunarvasu P3
बुध Budha135.07°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati204.23°TulāViśākhā P2
शुक्र Śukra87.76°MithunaPunarvasu P3
शनि Śani42.67°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:38 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:25 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:02 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:14 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:58 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 47 Mins 18 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 12 Mins 42 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:12 – 05:55
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:44 – 06:38
Abhijit Muhūrta11:40 – 12:23
Vijaya Muhūrta13:49 – 14:33
Godhūli Muhūrta17:13 – 17:37
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:25 – 17:52
Amṛta Kāla17:10 – 18:55
Niśīta Muhūrta23:40 – 00:23

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:59 – 09:20
Yamaganda10:41 – 12:02
Gulika Kāla13:23 – 14:43
Varjyam07:05 – 07:22
Dur Muhūrta 09:09 – 09:31

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
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):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:38 – 07:59 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:59 – 09:20 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:20 – 10:41 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:41 – 12:02 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:02 – 13:23 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:23 – 14:43 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:43 – 16:04 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:04 – 17:25 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:25 – 19:04 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:04 – 20:43 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:43 – 22:23 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:23 – 00:02 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:02 – 01:41 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:41 – 03:20 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:20 – 04:59 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:59 – 06:38 (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 Year5132
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1874253.27
Julian Day2462718.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2804°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)69.71°
🪷 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 (24.2804°), declination 17.00°, EoT -5.70 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: 2030-08-05 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)