पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · June 30, 2015 CE

Also observed today

प्रदोष व्रत · Pradoṣa VrataShaiva

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 16.3 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga

तेजः क्षमा धृतिः शौचमद्रोहो नातिमानिता।

भवन्ति सम्पदं दैवीमभिजातस्य भारत।।16.3।।

"16.3 Valour, forgiveness, fortitude, purity, freedom from hate and vanity; these are his who possesses the Godly Qualities, O Arjuna!" — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 16.3'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 Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Jyeṣṭhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)	Taitila
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	73.90°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P3
चन्द्र Candra	227.77°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	69.41°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P1
बुध Budha	52.05°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	116.56°	Karka	Aśleṣā P3
शुक्र Śukra	116.45°	Karka	Aśleṣā P3
शनि Śani	214.85°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:52 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:07 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:59 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	15:17 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)	05:12 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 14 Mins 40 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 45 Mins 20 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:30 – 06:11
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	06:01 – 06:52
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:39 – 12:20
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:42 – 14:23
Godhūli Muhūrta	16:55 – 17:19
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:07 – 17:32
Amṛta Kāla	16:52 – 18:37
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:39 – 00:20

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	14:33 – 15:50
Yamaganda	09:26 – 10:42
Gulika Kāla	11:59 – 13:16
Varjyam	07:17 – 07:34
Dur Muhūrta	09:15 – 09:36

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: North-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (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 · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga	06:52 – 08:09 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	08:09 – 09:26 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	09:26 – 10:42 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	10:42 – 11:59 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	11:59 – 13:16 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	13:16 – 14:33 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	14:33 – 15:50 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	15:50 – 17:07 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	17:07 – 18:50 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	18:50 – 20:33 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	20:33 – 22:16 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	22:16 – 23:59 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	23:59 – 01:42 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	01:42 – 03:26 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	03:26 – 05:09 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	05:09 – 06:52 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: -29.8587°

Longitude: 31.0218°

Timezone: UTC+2

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Maṅgala Walk (मङ्गल यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Trayodaśī + Jyeṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-20 — Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Jyeṣṭhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1868738.27
Julian Day	2457203.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0694°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	153.43°

🪷 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 23.20°, EoT -3.28 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: 2015-06-30 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)