पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · July 31, 2015 CE

Also observed today

कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति · Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)Pan-Hindu
झूलन पूर्णिमा · Jhūlan Pūrṇimā (Rādhā-Krishna swing)Vaishnava
ऋग्वेद उपाकर्मन् · Ṛg-Veda UpākarmanSmarta
यजुर्वेद उपाकर्मन् · Yajur-Veda UpākarmanSmarta
हयग्रीव जयन्ती · Hayagrīva JayantīVaishnava

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 17.10 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga

यातयामं गतरसं पूति पर्युषितं च यत्।उच्छिष्टमपि चामेध्यं भोजनं तामसप्रियम्।।17.10।।

"17.10 The Ignorant love food which is stale, not nourishing, putrid and corrupt, the leavings of others and unclean." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 17.10's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2072 Kīlaka

Śaka Saṁvat: 1937 Manmatha

Bengali Saṁvat: 1422

Malayalam Era: 1191

Nanakshahi: 546

Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)

Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Pūrṇimā (15/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	103.48°	Karka	Puṣya P4
चन्द्र Candra	277.86°	Makara	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	89.93°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P3
बुध Budha	111.20°	Karka	Aśleṣā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	122.74°	Siṃha	Maghā P1
शुक्र Śukra	125.83°	Siṃha	Maghā P2
शनि Śani	214.00°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:42 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:22 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:02 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	16:49 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)	06:30 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 40 Mins 16 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 19 Mins 44 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:16 – 05:59
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:48 – 06:42
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:41 – 12:23
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:49 – 14:31
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:10 – 17:34
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:22 – 17:49
Amṛta Kāla	17:07 – 18:52
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:41 – 00:23

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	10:42 – 12:02
Yamaganda	14:42 – 16:02
Gulika Kāla	08:02 – 09:22
Varjyam	07:09 – 07:26
Dur Muhūrta	09:11 – 09:33

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala	06:42 – 08:02 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	08:02 – 09:22 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	09:22 – 10:42 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	10:42 – 12:02 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	12:02 – 13:22 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	13:22 – 14:42 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	14:42 – 16:02 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	16:02 – 17:22 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	17:22 – 19:02 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	19:02 – 20:42 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	20:42 – 22:22 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	22:22 – 00:02 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	00:02 – 01:42 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	01:42 – 03:22 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	03:22 – 05:02 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	05:02 – 06:42 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: -29.8587°

Longitude: 31.0218°

Timezone: UTC+2

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śukra Walk (शुक्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Pūrṇimā + Uttara Āṣāḍhā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-04 — Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1868769.27
Julian Day	2457234.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0706°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	173.31°

🪷 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 (24.0706°), declination 18.38°, EoT -6.07 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: 2015-07-31 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)