पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · September 1, 2014 CE

🪷 आज: सिंह सङ्क्रान्ति — Siṁha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Leo.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.39 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
एतन्मे संशयं कृष्ण छेत्तुमर्हस्यशेषतः।

त्वदन्यः संशयस्यास्य छेत्ता न ह्युपपद्यते।।6.39।।
"6.39 My Lord! Thou art worthy to solve this doubt once and for all; save Thyself there is no one competent to do so." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.39's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2071 Plavaṅga
Śaka Saṁvat: 1936 Jaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1421
Malayalam Era: 1190
Nanakshahi: 545
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Saptamī (7/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Viśākhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya134.49°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
चन्द्र Candra207.17°TulāViśākhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala207.34°TulāViśākhā P3
बुध Budha153.84°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati105.39°KarkaPuṣya P4
शुक्र Śukra120.01°SiṃhaMaghā P1
शनि Śani203.75°TulāViśākhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:11 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:40 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:55 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:00 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:32 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 29 Mins 03 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 30 Mins 57 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:39 – 05:25
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:13 – 06:11
Abhijit Muhūrta11:32 – 12:18
Vijaya Muhūrta13:50 – 14:36
Godhūli Muhūrta17:28 – 17:52
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:40 – 18:09
Amṛta Kāla17:25 – 19:10
Niśīta Muhūrta23:32 – 00:18

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:37 – 09:03
Yamaganda10:29 – 11:55
Gulika Kāla13:22 – 14:48
Varjyam06:40 – 06:58
Dur Muhūrta 08:52 – 09:15

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Śubha (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:11 – 07:37 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:37 – 09:03 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:03 – 10:29 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:29 – 11:55 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:55 – 13:22 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:22 – 14:48 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:48 – 16:14 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:14 – 17:40 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:40 – 19:14 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:14 – 20:48 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:48 – 22:22 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:22 – 23:55 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:55 – 01:29 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:29 – 03:03 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:03 – 04:37 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:37 – 06:11 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Saptamī + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5116
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868436.27
Julian Day2456901.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0579°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)76.51°
🪷 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 (24.0579°), declination 8.36°, EoT 0.48 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: 2014-09-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)