पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · April 13, 563 BCE

🪷 आज: वृषभ सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛṣabha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Taurus.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.2 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
सञ्जय उवाच

दृष्ट्वा तु पाण्डवानीकं व्यूढं दुर्योधनस्तदा।

आचार्यमुपसङ्गम्य राजा वचनमब्रवीत्।।1.2।।
"1.2 Sanjaya replied: "The Prince Duryodhana, when he saw the army of the Pandavas paraded, approached his preceptor Guru Drona and spoke as follows:" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.2's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: -505
Śaka Saṁvat: -640
Bengali Saṁvat: -1155
Malayalam Era: -1386
Nanakshahi: -2031
Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā (17/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya33.46°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
चन्द्र Candra226.24°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala5.62°MeṣaAśvinī P2
बुध Budha33.90°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati23.51°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
शुक्र Śukra76.95°MithunaĀrdrā P4
शनि Śani47.94°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:12 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:41 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:57 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)18:15 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)07:21 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 28 Mins 56 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 31 Mins 04 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:40 – 05:26
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:15 – 06:12
Abhijit Muhūrta11:34 – 12:20
Vijaya Muhūrta13:52 – 14:37
Godhūli Muhūrta17:29 – 17:53
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:41 – 18:10
Amṛta Kāla17:26 – 19:11
Niśīta Muhūrta23:34 – 00:20

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:04 – 10:31
Yamaganda13:23 – 14:49
Gulika Kāla06:12 – 07:38
Varjyam06:41 – 06:59
Dur Muhūrta 08:53 – 09:16

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
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 Kāla06:12 – 07:38 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:38 – 09:04 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:04 – 10:31 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:31 – 11:57 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:57 – 13:23 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:23 – 14:49 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:49 – 16:15 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:15 – 17:41 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:41 – 19:15 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:15 – 20:49 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:49 – 22:23 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:23 – 23:57 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:57 – 01:31 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:31 – 03:04 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:04 – 04:38 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:38 – 06:12 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year2540
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)927424.27
Julian Day1515889.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)-11.9323°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)192.79°
🪷 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 (-11.9323°), declination 8.39°, EoT -0.77 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: -0562-04-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)