पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · May 30, 2014 CE

🪷 आज: वृषभ सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛṣabha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Taurus.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 4.16 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
किं कर्म किमकर्मेति कवयोऽप्यत्र मोहिताः।

तत्ते कर्म प्रवक्ष्यामि यज्ज्ञात्वा मोक्ष्यसेऽशुभात्।।4.16।।
"4.16 What is action and what is inaction? It is a question which has bewildered the wise. But I will declare unto thee the philosophy of action, and knowing it, thou shalt be free from evil." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.16's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2071 Plavaṅga
Śaka Saṁvat: 1936 Jaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1421
Malayalam Era: 1190
Nanakshahi: 545
Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya44.52°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
चन्द्र Candra59.16°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala165.33°KanyāHasta P2
बुध Budha66.36°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati85.25°MithunaPunarvasu P2
शुक्र Śukra6.88°MeṣaAśvinī P3
शनि Śani204.33°TulāViśākhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:42 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:05 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:53 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:46 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:58 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 22 Mins 40 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 37 Mins 20 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:19 – 06:00
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:50 – 06:42
Abhijit Muhūrta11:33 – 12:14
Vijaya Muhūrta13:37 – 14:19
Godhūli Muhūrta16:53 – 17:17
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:05 – 17:31
Amṛta Kāla16:50 – 18:35
Niśīta Muhūrta23:33 – 00:14

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:35 – 11:53
Yamaganda14:29 – 15:47
Gulika Kāla08:00 – 09:18
Varjyam07:08 – 07:24
Dur Muhūrta 09:07 – 09:28

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:42 – 08:00 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:00 – 09:18 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:18 – 10:35 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:35 – 11:53 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:53 – 13:11 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:11 – 14:29 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:29 – 15:47 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala15:47 – 17:05 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:05 – 18:47 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg18:47 – 20:29 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:29 – 22:11 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:11 – 23:53 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:53 – 01:35 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:35 – 03:18 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:18 – 05:00 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:00 – 06:42 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5116
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868342.27
Julian Day2456807.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0543°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)17.07°
🪷 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 (24.0543°), declination 21.73°, EoT 2.64 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: 2014-05-30 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)