पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · January 6, 2031 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 18.12 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
अनिष्टमिष्टं मिश्रं च त्रिविधं कर्मणः फलम्।भवत्यत्यागिनां प्रेत्य न तु संन्यासिनां क्वचित्।।18.12।।
"18.12 For those who cannot renounce all desire, the fruit of action hereafter is threefold - good, evil, and partly good and partly evil. But for him who has renounced, there is none." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.12's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2088 Raktākṣī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1953 Virodhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1438
Malayalam Era: 1207
Nanakshahi: 562
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Rohiṇī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya261.21°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra51.66°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala180.34°TulāCitrā P3
बुध Budha237.87°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati232.23°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
शुक्र Śukra279.65°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
शनि Śani38.24°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:02 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:01 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:02 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:56 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:11 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 58 Mins 50 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 01 Mins 10 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:11 – 04:06
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:52 – 05:02
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 Kāla06:47 – 08:32
Yamaganda10:17 – 12:02
Gulika Kāla13:47 – 15:31
Varjyam05:37 – 06:00
Dur Muhūrta 08:18 – 08:46

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Śrīvatsa (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):
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 Amṛta05:02 – 06:47 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla06:47 – 08:32 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:32 – 10:17 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:17 – 12:02 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:02 – 13:47 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:47 – 15:31 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:31 – 17:16 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta17:16 – 19:01 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala19:01 – 20:16 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha20:16 – 21:31 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:31 – 22:47 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:47 – 00:02 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:02 – 01:17 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:17 – 02:32 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:32 – 03:47 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala03:47 – 05:02 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Trayodaśī + Rohiṇī alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Rohiṇī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5132
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1874407.27
Julian Day2462872.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2862°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)149.25°
🪷 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 (24.2862°), declination -22.54°, EoT -5.88 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: 2031-01-06 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)