पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · July 29, 2016 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 6.35 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga

श्री भगवानुवाच

असंशयं महाबाहो मनो दुर्निग्रहं चलं।

अभ्यासेन तु कौन्तेय वैराग्येण च गृह्यते।।6.35।।

"6.35 Lord Shri Krishna replied: Doubtless, O Mighty One, the mind is fickle and exceedingly difficult to restrain, but, O Son of Kunti, with practice and renunciation it can be done." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 6.35's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya

Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi

Bengali Saṁvat: 1423

Malayalam Era: 1192

Nanakshahi: 547

Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)

Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Daśamī (25/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Rohiṇī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	102.28°	Karka	Puṣya P3
चन्द्र Candra	39.83°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	214.10°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P1
बुध Budha	122.98°	Siṃha	Maghā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	146.84°	Siṃha	Uttara Phalgunī P1
शुक्र Śukra	116.37°	Karka	Aśleṣā P3
शनि Śani	225.69°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:43 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:21 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:02 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	02:40 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)	13:04 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 38 Mins 44 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 21 Mins 16 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:18 – 06:00
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:49 – 06:43
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:41 – 12:23
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:49 – 14:31
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:09 – 17:33
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:21 – 17:48
Amṛta Kāla	17:06 – 18:51
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:41 – 00:23

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	10:42 – 12:02
Yamaganda	14:42 – 16:02
Gulika Kāla	08:03 – 09:22
Varjyam	07:09 – 07:26
Dur Muhūrta	09:12 – 09:33

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Mātaṇga (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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala	06:43 – 08:03 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	08:03 – 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 – 17:21 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	17:21 – 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 – 05:03 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	05:03 – 06:43 (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 Kṛṣṇa Daśamī + Rohiṇī alignment also occurred on:

-3226-07-09 — Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Rohiṇī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1869133.27
Julian Day	2457598.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0845°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	298.39°

🪷 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 (24.0845°), declination 18.68°, EoT -6.15 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: 2016-07-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)