पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · June 29, 2015 CE

🪷 आज: मिथुन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mithuna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Gemini.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 16.2 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga
अहिंसा सत्यमक्रोधस्त्यागः शान्तिरपैशुनम्।दया भूतेष्वलोलुप्त्वं मार्दवं ह्रीरचापलम्।।16.2।।
"16.2 harmlessness, truth, absence of wrath, renunciation, contentment, straightforwardness, compassion towards all, uncovetousness, courtesy, modesty, constancy," — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 16.2'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 Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya72.95°MithunaĀrdrā P2
चन्द्र Candra214.66°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala68.74°MithunaĀrdrā P1
बुध Budha50.80°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati116.37°KarkaAśleṣā P3
शुक्र Śukra115.75°KarkaAśleṣā P3
शनि Śani214.90°VṛścikaAnurādhā 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)14:35 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:17 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 14 Mins 23 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 45 Mins 37 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:30 – 06:11
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:01 – 06:52
Abhijit Muhūrta11:39 – 12:19
Vijaya Muhūrta13:41 – 14:22
Godhūli Muhūrta16:54 – 17:18
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:06 – 17:32
Amṛta Kāla16:51 – 18:36
Niśīta Muhūrta23:39 – 00:19

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:09 – 09:25
Yamaganda10:42 – 11:59
Gulika Kāla13:16 – 14:33
Varjyam07:17 – 07:34
Dur Muhūrta 09:15 – 09:36

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (Auspicious)
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 · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:52 – 08:09 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:09 – 09:25 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:25 – 10:42 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:42 – 11:59 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:59 – 13:16 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:16 – 14:33 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:33 – 15:49 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta15:49 – 17:06 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:06 – 18:49 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha18:49 – 20:33 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:33 – 22:16 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:16 – 23:59 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:59 – 01:42 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:42 – 03:25 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:25 – 05:09 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:09 – 06:52 (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)1868737.27
Julian Day2457202.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0694°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)141.62°
🪷 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 23.25°, EoT -3.09 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: 2015-06-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)