पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · July 1, 2012 CE

🪷 आज: मिथुन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mithuna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Gemini.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 4.19 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
यस्य सर्वे समारम्भाः कामसङ्कल्पवर्जिताः।

ज्ञानाग्निदग्धकर्माणं तमाहुः पण्डितं बुधाः।।4.19।।
"4.19 The wise call him a sage, for whatever he undertakes is free from the motive of desire, and his deeds are purified by the fire of Wisdom." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.19's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āṣāḍha (Āṣāḍha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2069 Viśvāvasu
Śaka Saṁvat: 1934 Nandana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1419
Malayalam Era: 1188
Nanakshahi: 543
Solar Month: Mithuna (Āni)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya75.59°MithunaĀrdrā P3
चन्द्र Candra217.84°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala154.48°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
बुध Budha101.25°KarkaPuṣya P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati39.98°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
शुक्र Śukra43.40°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
शनि Śani178.51°KanyāCitrā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:52 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:07 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:59 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:36 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:21 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 15 Mins 16 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 44 Mins 44 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:30 – 06:11
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:00 – 06:52
Abhijit Muhūrta11:39 – 12:20
Vijaya Muhūrta13:42 – 14:23
Godhūli Muhūrta16:55 – 17:19
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:07 – 17:33
Amṛta Kāla16:52 – 18:37
Niśīta Muhūrta23:39 – 00:20

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:50 – 17:07
Yamaganda11:59 – 13:16
Gulika Kāla14:33 – 15:50
Varjyam07:17 – 07:34
Dur Muhūrta 09:15 – 09:36

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
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 Udveg06:52 – 08:09 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala08:09 – 09:26 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:26 – 10:42 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:42 – 11:59 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:59 – 13:16 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:16 – 14:33 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:33 – 15:50 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg15:50 – 17:07 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:07 – 18:50 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga18:50 – 20:33 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:33 – 22:16 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:16 – 23:59 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:59 – 01:42 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:42 – 03:26 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:26 – 05:09 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha05:09 – 06:52 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5114
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867644.27
Julian Day2456109.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0276°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)144.49°
🪷 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 (24.0276°), declination 23.09°, EoT -3.47 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: 2012-07-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)