पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · June 28, 2015 CE

Also observed today

एकादशी · EkādaśīVaishnava
मिथुन सङ्क्रान्ति · Mithuna SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 16.1 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga

श्री भगवानुवाच

अभयं सत्त्वसंशुद्धिः ज्ञानयोगव्यवस्थितिः।

दानं दमश्च यज्ञश्च स्वाध्यायस्तप आर्जवम्।।16.1।।

"16.1 "Lord Shri Krishna continued: Fearlessness, clean living, unceasing concentration on wisdom, readiness to give, self-control, a spirit of sacrifice, regular study of the scriptures, austerities, candour," — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 16.1's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āṣāḍha (Āṣāḍha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2072 Kīlaka

Śaka Saṁvat: 1937 Manmatha

Bengali Saṁvat: 1422

Malayalam Era: 1191

Nanakshahi: 546

Solar Month: Mithuna (Āni)

Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Viśākhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	72.00°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P2
चन्द्र Candra	201.92°	Tulā	Viśākhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	68.06°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P1
बुध Budha	49.61°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	116.19°	Karka	Aśleṣā P3
शुक्र Śukra	115.03°	Karka	Aśleṣā P3
शनि Śani	214.95°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:52 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:06 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:59 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	13:56 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)	03:21 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 14 Mins 07 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 45 Mins 53 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:30 – 06:11
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	06:01 – 06:52
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:38 – 12:19
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:41 – 14:22
Godhūli Muhūrta	16:54 – 17:18
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:06 – 17:31
Amṛta Kāla	16:51 – 18:36
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:38 – 00:19

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	15:49 – 17:06
Yamaganda	11:59 – 13:16
Gulika Kāla	14:32 – 15:49
Varjyam	07:17 – 07:34
Dur Muhūrta	09:15 – 09:36

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: North

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Utpāta (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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 Udveg	06:52 – 08:09 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	08:09 – 09:25 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	09:25 – 10:42 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:42 – 11:59 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	11:59 – 13:16 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:16 – 14:32 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	14:32 – 15:49 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	15:49 – 17:06 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	17:06 – 18:49 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	18:49 – 20:32 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	20:32 – 22:16 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:16 – 23:59 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	23:59 – 01:42 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:42 – 03:25 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	03:25 – 05:09 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	05:09 – 06:52 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: -29.8587°

Longitude: 31.0218°

Timezone: UTC+2

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Sūrya Walk (सूर्य यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Ekādaśī + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:

-0562-04-11 — Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1868736.27
Julian Day	2457201.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0694°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	130.17°

🪷 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 (24.0694°), declination 23.30°, EoT -2.89 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: 2015-06-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)