🪷 पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa
December 20, 2026 CE · ZA · UTC+2
Durban, South Africa 2026-12-20 Complete Pañchāṅga Source-Anchor Spine
This page-local spine keeps the complete localized pañchāṅga transparent: one city/kṣetra, one date, universal day-axis, city-day descent, muhūrta, choghaḍiyā, hora, JSON envelopes, jyotiṣa source layer, saṁskāra timing, calculator, tīrtha, Bindu, philosophy, and surrender boundary. It supports dharmic timing and source navigation; it does not make this city the universal center or replace qualified local guidance.
Durban, South Africa city routepage-local city darśana, LMT, closed-science sun-times, and local kṣetra orientation/citiesmaster Bhūmi city-access source spine and full Earth search doorwaycity search APImachine doorway for resolving the same city slug from the shipped city corpusDurban, South Africa city-daycity-localized pañchāṅga descent for this date and kṣetraDurban, South Africa muhūrtaRāhu-kālam, Yamagaṇḍa, Gulika, Abhijit, Brahma, and day-muhūrta companion routeDurban, South Africa choghaḍiyāday and night choghaḍiyā companion route for local action windowsDurban, South Africa hora24-hour graha-rulership companion route for local hora selectionDurban, South Africa complete pañchāṅgacomplete localized pañchāṅga route with muhūrta, choghaḍiyā, multi-ayanāṁśa, and local source spineuniversal day spineatomic day-axis before localization into this citymuhūrta JSON envelopemachine-readable local Rāhu-kālam, Gulika, Abhijit, and day-muhūrta datachoghaḍiyā JSON envelopemachine-readable day and night choghaḍiyā windows for this city and datehora JSON envelopemachine-readable active-hora sample for the same local city/day substrate/jyotisha-referencegraha, rāśi, nakshatra, tithi, karaṇa, and time-element source layer/samskara-muhurtarite-timing application that consumes the same city-localized time substrate/calculatorreader-local birth-chart doorway using the same city corpus/tirthassacred-geography spine layered over city and kṣetra accessBG 10.30kālaḥ kalayatām aham · Krishna as Time among reckonersBG 18.66surrender anchor that keeps timing support subordinate to Krishna/binducity as one kṣetra-aperture of the same Bindu-Source/philosophyKrishna = Paramaatma = Parabrahman constitutional foundation
उत्सव — Festivals
- गीता जयन्ती — Gītā Jayantī (= Mokṣadā Ekādaśī) Vaishnava
- वैकुण्ठ एकादशी — Vaikuṇṭha Ekādaśī Vaishnava
- मोक्षदा एकादशी / गीता जयन्ती — Mokṣadā Ekādaśī (Gītā Jayantī) Vaishnava
- एकादशी — Ekādaśī Vaishnava
सूर्योदय / सूर्यास्त — Solar Times
| Sūryodaya | 04:51:02 | Sūryāsta | 18:55:25 |
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⚠ अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Periods
| Rāhu Kālam (राहु काल) | 17:09 – 18:55 |
|---|---|
| Yamaganda Kālam (यमगण्ड काल) | 11:53 – 13:38 |
| Gulika Kālam (गुलिक काल) | 15:24 – 17:09 |
✓ शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Muhūrtas
| Brahma Muhūrta (ब्रह्म मुहूर्त) | 03:15 – 04:03 |
|---|---|
| Abhijit Muhūrta (अभिजित् मुहूर्त) | 11:29 – 12:17 |
चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā
Day Choghaḍiyās (sunrise → sunset)
| # | Name | Planet | Time | Effect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ⚠ Udveg उद्वेग | Sun | 04:51 – 06:37 | Inauspicious |
| 2 | ◐ Cara चर | Venus | 06:37 – 08:22 | Mixed |
| 3 | ✓ Lābha लाभ | Mercury | 08:22 – 10:08 | Auspicious |
| 4 | ★ Amṛta अमृत | Moon | 10:08 – 11:53 | Very Auspicious |
| 5 | ⚠ Kāla काल | Saturn | 11:53 – 13:39 | Inauspicious |
| 6 | ✓ Śubha शुभ | Jupiter | 13:39 – 15:24 | Auspicious |
| 7 | ⚠ Roga रोग | Mars | 15:24 – 17:10 | Inauspicious |
| 8 | ⚠ Udveg उद्वेग | Sun | 17:10 – 18:55 | Inauspicious |
Night Choghaḍiyās (sunset → next sunrise)
| # | Name | Planet | Time | Effect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ✓ Śubha शुभ | Jupiter | 18:55 – 20:10 | Auspicious |
| 2 | ★ Amṛta अमृत | Moon | 20:10 – 21:24 | Very Auspicious |
| 3 | ◐ Cara चर | Venus | 21:24 – 22:39 | Mixed |
| 4 | ⚠ Roga रोग | Mars | 22:39 – 23:53 | Inauspicious |
| 5 | ⚠ Kāla काल | Saturn | 23:53 – 01:08 | Inauspicious |
| 6 | ✓ Lābha लाभ | Mercury | 01:08 – 02:22 | Auspicious |
| 7 | ⚠ Udveg उद्वेग | Sun | 02:22 – 03:37 | Inauspicious |
| 8 | ✓ Śubha शुभ | Jupiter | 03:37 – 04:52 | Auspicious |
१५ दिन-मुहूर्त — 15 Day-Muhūrtas (Sūrya-Siddhānta)
Each Muhūrta = 2 Ghaṭikās = 48 minutes. There are 30 Muhūrtas in the full day-night cycle (15 + 15).
| # | Muhūrta | Time | Effect | Deity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rudra रुद्र | 04:51 – 05:47 | Inauspicious | Rudra (Shiva) |
| 2 | Ahi अहि | 05:47 – 06:43 | Inauspicious | Serpent |
| 3 | Mitra मित्र | 06:43 – 07:39 | Auspicious | Mitra (Friend) |
| 4 | Pitru पितृ | 07:39 – 08:36 | Neutral | Ancestors |
| 5 | Vasu वसु | 08:36 – 09:32 | Auspicious | Vasus |
| 6 | Vara वार | 09:32 – 10:28 | Auspicious | Day Lord |
| 7 | Vishvedeva विश्वेदेव | 10:28 – 11:25 | Auspicious | All Gods |
| 8 | Vidhi विधि | 11:25 – 12:21 | Auspicious | Brahma |
| 9 | Satamukhi सतमुखी | 12:21 – 13:17 | Auspicious | Indra |
| 10 | Puruhuta पुरुहूत | 13:17 – 14:13 | Auspicious | Indra |
| 11 | Vahini वाहिनी | 14:13 – 15:10 | Inauspicious | Agni |
| 12 | Naktanakara नक्तनकर | 15:10 – 16:06 | Inauspicious | Moon |
| 13 | Varuna वरुण | 16:06 – 17:02 | Auspicious | Varuna |
| 14 | Aryaman अर्यमन् | 17:02 – 17:59 | Auspicious | Aryaman |
| 15 | Bhaga भग | 17:59 – 18:55 | Auspicious | Bhaga |
अयनांश — Multi-Ayanāṁśa Comparison
Different Vedic schools use different ayanāṁśa anchors. For cuspal placements (planets near sign-boundaries), the ayanāṁśa choice determines which sign the planet falls in.
| System | Anchor | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Lahiri Chitrāpakṣa | J2000.0 (Indian official) | 24.2297° |
| SS-Native Citrā | Bhāskara II uniform precession (285 CE) | 24.3397° |
| Raman | B.V. Raman zero-point | 22.3700° |
SS-native is Bhāskara-II uniform precession anchored at Citrā-zero (285 CE). Lahiri uses J2000 reference. Raman uses later zero-point.
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