पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · August 2, 2016 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 6.39 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga

एतन्मे संशयं कृष्ण छेत्तुमर्हस्यशेषतः।

त्वदन्यः संशयस्यास्य छेत्ता न ह्युपपद्यते।।6.39।।

"6.39 My Lord! Thou art worthy to solve this doubt once and for all; save Thyself there is no one competent to do so." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 6.39'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 Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Puṣya Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)	Catuṣpāda
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	106.11°	Karka	Puṣya P4
चन्द्र Candra	95.76°	Karka	Puṣya P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	215.52°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P1
बुध Budha	129.13°	Siṃha	Maghā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	147.57°	Siṃha	Uttara Phalgunī P1
शुक्र Śukra	121.29°	Siṃha	Maghā P1
शनि Śani	225.61°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:40 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:24 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:02 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	06:06 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)	16:35 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 43 Mins 48 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 16 Mins 12 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:14 – 05:57
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:46 – 06:40
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:40 – 12:23
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:49 – 14:32
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:12 – 17:36
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:24 – 17:51
Amṛta Kāla	17:09 – 18:54
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:40 – 00:23

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	14:43 – 16:03
Yamaganda	09:21 – 10:41
Gulika Kāla	12:02 – 13:22
Varjyam	07:07 – 07:24
Dur Muhūrta	09:10 – 09:32

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South-West

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Utpāta (Inauspicious)

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):
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 · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga	06:40 – 08:00 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	08:00 – 09:21 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	09:21 – 10:41 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	10:41 – 12:02 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	12:02 – 13:22 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	13:22 – 14:43 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	14:43 – 16:03 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	16:03 – 17:24 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	17:24 – 19:03 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	19:03 – 20:43 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	20:43 – 22:22 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	22:22 – 00:02 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	00:02 – 01:41 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	01:41 – 03:21 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	03:21 – 05:00 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	05:00 – 06:40 (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 Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā + Puṣya alignment also occurred on:

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1869137.27
Julian Day	2457602.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0847°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	351.27°

🪷 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 (24.0847°), declination 17.69°, EoT -5.95 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: 2016-08-02 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)