पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · June 8, 2015 CE

🪷 आज: वृषभ सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛṣabha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Taurus.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 15.1 · Chapter 15 · पुरुषोत्तमयोग · Puruṣottama-Yoga
श्री भगवानुवाचऊर्ध्वमूलमधःशाखमश्वत्थं प्राहुरव्ययम्।छन्दांसि यस्य पर्णानि यस्तं वेद स वेदवित्।।15.1।।
"15.1 "Lord Shri Krishna continued: This phenomenal creation, which is both ephemeral and eternal, is like a tree, but having its seed above in the Highest and its ramifications on this earth below. The scriptures are its leaves, and he who understands this, knows." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 15.1's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2072 Kīlaka
Śaka Saṁvat: 1937 Manmatha
Bengali Saṁvat: 1422
Malayalam Era: 1191
Nanakshahi: 546
Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya52.90°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
चन्द्र Candra301.60°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala54.47°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
बुध Budha40.71°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati112.82°KarkaAśleṣā P2
शुक्र Śukra98.01°KarkaPuṣya P2
शनि Śani216.19°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:46 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:03 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:55 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:56 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:03 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 16 Mins 52 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 43 Mins 08 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:24 – 06:05
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:55 – 06:46
Abhijit Muhūrta11:34 – 12:15
Vijaya Muhūrta13:38 – 14:19
Godhūli Muhūrta16:51 – 17:15
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:03 – 17:29
Amṛta Kāla16:48 – 18:33
Niśīta Muhūrta23:34 – 00:15

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:03 – 09:21
Yamaganda10:38 – 11:55
Gulika Kāla13:12 – 14:29
Varjyam07:12 – 07:28
Dur Muhūrta 09:10 – 09:31

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (Auspicious)
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):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:46 – 08:03 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:03 – 09:21 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:21 – 10:38 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:38 – 11:55 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:55 – 13:12 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:12 – 14:29 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:29 – 15:46 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta15:46 – 17:03 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:03 – 18:46 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha18:46 – 20:29 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:29 – 22:12 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:12 – 23:55 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:55 – 01:38 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:38 – 03:21 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:21 – 05:03 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:03 – 06:46 (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 Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868716.27
Julian Day2457181.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0686°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)248.47°
🪷 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 (24.0686°), declination 22.80°, EoT 1.18 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: 2015-06-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)