पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · May 28, 2017 CE

🪷 आज: वृषभ सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛṣabha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Taurus.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 15.20 · Chapter 15 · पुरुषोत्तमयोग · Puruṣottama-Yoga
इति गुह्यतमं शास्त्रमिदमुक्तं मयाऽनघ।एतद्बुद्ध्वा बुद्धिमान्स्यात्कृतकृत्यश्च भारत।।15.20।।
"15.20 Thus, O Sinless One, I have revealed to thee this most mystic knowledge. He who understands gains wisdom and attains the consummation of life."" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 15.20's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1424
Malayalam Era: 1193
Nanakshahi: 548
Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya42.83°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1
चन्द्र Candra74.43°MithunaĀrdrā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala60.58°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
बुध Budha19.25°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati168.95°KanyāHasta P3
शुक्र Śukra356.88°MīnaRevatī P4
शनि Śani241.57°DhanuMūla P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:41 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:05 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:53 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:53 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:06 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 24 Mins 06 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 35 Mins 54 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:18 – 05:59
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:49 – 06:41
Abhijit Muhūrta11:32 – 12:14
Vijaya Muhūrta13:37 – 14:19
Godhūli Muhūrta16:53 – 17:17
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:05 – 17:31
Amṛta Kāla16:50 – 18:35
Niśīta Muhūrta23:32 – 00:14

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:47 – 17:05
Yamaganda11:53 – 13:11
Gulika Kāla14:29 – 15:47
Varjyam07:07 – 07:24
Dur Muhūrta 09:07 – 09:27

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (Inauspicious)
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 · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:41 – 07:59 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:59 – 09:17 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:17 – 10:35 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:35 – 11:53 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:53 – 13:11 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:11 – 14:29 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:29 – 15:47 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg15:47 – 17:05 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:05 – 18:47 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga18:47 – 20:29 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:29 – 22:11 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:11 – 23:53 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:53 – 01:35 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:35 – 03:17 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:17 – 04:59 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:59 – 06:41 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869436.27
Julian Day2457901.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0961°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)29.48°
🪷 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 (24.0961°), declination 21.46°, EoT 2.89 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: 2017-05-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)