पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · June 1, 2016 CE

🪷 आज: अपरा एकादशी — Aparā Ekādaśī
Boundless (aparā) merit; removes brahma-hatyā even.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 5.6 · Chapter 5 · कर्मसंन्यासयोग · Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
संन्यासस्तु महाबाहो दुःखमाप्तुमयोगतः।

योगयुक्तो मुनिर्ब्रह्म नचिरेणाधिगच्छति।।5.6।।
"5.6 Without concentration, O Mighty Man, renunciation is difficult. But the sage who is always meditating on the Divine, before long shall attain the Absolute." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 5.6's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1423
Malayalam Era: 1192
Nanakshahi: 547
Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Revatī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya46.91°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
चन्द्र Candra350.14°MīnaRevatī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala214.20°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
बुध Budha23.15°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati139.28°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
शुक्र Śukra45.09°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
शनि Śani229.01°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:43 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:04 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:54 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:17 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:56 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 20 Mins 44 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 39 Mins 16 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:20 – 06:02
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:51 – 06:43
Abhijit Muhūrta11:33 – 12:14
Vijaya Muhūrta13:37 – 14:18
Godhūli Muhūrta16:52 – 17:16
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:04 – 17:30
Amṛta Kāla16:49 – 18:34
Niśīta Muhūrta23:33 – 00:14

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:54 – 13:11
Yamaganda08:01 – 09:18
Gulika Kāla10:36 – 11:54
Varjyam07:09 – 07:26
Dur Muhūrta 09:08 – 09:29

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (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 · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:43 – 08:01 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:01 – 09:18 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:18 – 10:36 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:36 – 11:54 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:54 – 13:11 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:11 – 14:29 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:29 – 15:46 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha15:46 – 17:04 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:04 – 18:46 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala18:46 – 20:29 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:29 – 22:11 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:11 – 23:54 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:54 – 01:36 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:36 – 03:18 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:18 – 05:01 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:01 – 06:43 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: -29.8587°
Longitude: 31.0218°
Timezone: UTC+2

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869075.27
Julian Day2457540.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0823°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)306.06°
🪷 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 (24.0823°), declination 22.09°, EoT 2.36 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: 2016-06-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)