पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · August 1, 2013 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 16.6 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga

द्वौ भूतसर्गौ लोकेऽस्मिन् दैव आसुर एव च।दैवो विस्तरशः प्रोक्त आसुरं पार्थ मे श्रृणु।।16.6।।

"16.6 All beings are of two classes: Godly and godless. The Godly I have described; I will now describe the other." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 16.6's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2070 Parābhava

Śaka Saṁvat: 1935 Vijaya

Bengali Saṁvat: 1420

Malayalam Era: 1189

Nanakshahi: 544

Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)

Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Daśamī (25/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Kṛttikā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)	Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)	Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	104.93°	Karka	Puṣya P4
चन्द्र Candra	40.50°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	78.17°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P4
बुध Budha	85.21°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	73.43°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P3
शुक्र Śukra	137.18°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P2
शनि Śani	190.98°	Tulā	Svātī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:41 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:23 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:02 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	02:32 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)	12:56 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 42 Mins 09 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 17 Mins 51 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:15 – 05:58
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:47 – 06:41
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:41 – 12:23
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:49 – 14:32
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:11 – 17:35
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:23 – 17:50
Amṛta Kāla	17:08 – 18:53
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:41 – 00:23

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	13:22 – 14:42
Yamaganda	06:41 – 08:01
Gulika Kāla	09:21 – 10:42
Varjyam	07:08 – 07:25
Dur Muhūrta	09:11 – 09:32

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (Auspicious)

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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha	06:41 – 08:01 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga	08:01 – 09:21 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg	09:21 – 10:42 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala	10:42 – 12:02 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha	12:02 – 13:22 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta	13:22 – 14:42 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla	14:42 – 16:03 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha	16:03 – 17:23 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta	17:23 – 19:03 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla	19:03 – 20:42 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha	20:42 – 22:22 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga	22:22 – 00:02 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg	00:02 – 01:42 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala	01:42 – 03:21 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha	03:21 – 05:01 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta	05:01 – 06:41 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: -29.8587°

Longitude: 31.0218°

Timezone: UTC+2

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Bṛhaspati Walk (गुरु यात्रा)

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Daśamī + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-04 — Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)

-3137-12-25 — Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5115
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1868040.27
Julian Day	2456505.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0427°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	293.52°

🪷 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 (24.0427°), declination 18.01°, EoT -6.02 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: 2013-08-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)