पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · July 30, 2012 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 5.6 · Chapter 5 · कर्मसंन्यासयोग · Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
संन्यासस्तु महाबाहो दुःखमाप्तुमयोगतः।

योगयुक्तो मुनिर्ब्रह्म नचिरेणाधिगच्छति।।5.6।।
"5.6 Without concentration, O Mighty Man, renunciation is difficult. But the sage who is always meditating on the Divine, before long shall attain the Absolute." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 5.6's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2069 Viśvāvasu
Śaka Saṁvat: 1934 Nandana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1419
Malayalam Era: 1188
Nanakshahi: 543
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya103.26°KarkaPuṣya P3
चन्द्र Candra242.19°DhanuMūla P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala170.64°KanyāHasta P4
बुध Budha101.00°KarkaPuṣya P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati45.62°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
शुक्र Śukra58.47°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
शनि Śani179.45°KanyāCitrā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:42 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:22 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:02 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:17 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:18 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 39 Mins 55 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 20 Mins 05 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:17 – 05:59
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:49 – 06:42
Abhijit Muhūrta11:41 – 12:23
Vijaya Muhūrta13:49 – 14:31
Godhūli Muhūrta17:10 – 17:34
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:22 – 17:49
Amṛta Kāla17:07 – 18:52
Niśīta Muhūrta23:41 – 00:23

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:02 – 09:22
Yamaganda10:42 – 12:02
Gulika Kāla13:22 – 14:42
Varjyam07:09 – 07:26
Dur Muhūrta 09:11 – 09:33

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:42 – 08:02 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:02 – 09:22 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:22 – 10:42 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:42 – 12:02 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:02 – 13:22 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:22 – 14:42 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:42 – 16:02 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:02 – 17:22 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:22 – 19:02 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:02 – 20:42 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:42 – 22:22 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:22 – 00:02 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:02 – 01:42 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:42 – 03:22 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:22 – 05:02 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:02 – 06:42 (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 Time

Kali Year5114
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867673.27
Julian Day2456138.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0287°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)140.78°
🪷 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 (24.0287°), declination 18.45°, EoT -6.11 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: 2012-07-30 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)