पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · July 5, 3227 BCE

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BG 1.47 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga

सञ्जय उवाच

एवमुक्त्वाऽर्जुनः संख्ये रथोपस्थ उपाविशत्।

विसृज्य सशरं चापं शोकसंविग्नमानसः।।1.47।।

"1.47 Sanjaya said: "Having spoken thus, in the midst of the armies, Arjuna sank on the seat of the chariot, casting away his bow and arrow; heartbroken with grief."" — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 1.47's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: -3169

Śaka Saṁvat: -3304

Bengali Saṁvat: -3819

Malayalam Era: -4050

Nanakshahi: -4695

Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)

Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Revatī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	134.62°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P1
चन्द्र Candra	355.31°	Mīna	Revatī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	217.32°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P2
बुध Budha	156.61°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	169.41°	Kanyā	Hasta P3
शुक्र Śukra	142.21°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P3
शनि Śani	267.65°	Dhanu	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:53 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:07 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:00 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	19:55 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)	09:31 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 13 Mins 47 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 46 Mins 13 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:31 – 06:12
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	06:02 – 06:53
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:40 – 12:21
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:42 – 14:23
Godhūli Muhūrta	16:55 – 17:19
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:07 – 17:33
Amṛta Kāla	16:52 – 18:37
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:40 – 00:21

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	15:50 – 17:07
Yamaganda	12:00 – 13:17
Gulika Kāla	14:34 – 15:50
Varjyam	07:19 – 07:35
Dur Muhūrta	09:16 – 09:37

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: South-West

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg	06:53 – 08:10 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	08:10 – 09:27 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	09:27 – 10:43 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:43 – 12:00 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	12:00 – 13:17 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:17 – 14:34 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	14:34 – 15:50 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	15:50 – 17:07 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	17:07 – 18:50 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	18:50 – 20:34 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	20:34 – 22:17 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:17 – 00:00 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	00:00 – 01:43 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:43 – 03:27 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	03:27 – 05:10 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	05:10 – 06:53 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: -29.8587°

Longitude: 31.0218°

Timezone: UTC+2

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Sūrya Walk (सूर्य यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	-124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	-45518.73
Julian Day	542946.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	-49.1437°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	220.70°

🪷 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 (-49.1437°), declination 23.36°, EoT -4.19 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: -3226-07-05 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)