पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · June 2, 2017 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 16.5 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga

दैवी सम्पद्विमोक्षाय निबन्धायासुरी मता।मा शुचः सम्पदं दैवीमभिजातोऽसि पाण्डव।।16.5।।

"16.5 Godly qualities lead to liberation; godless to bondage. Do not be anxious, Prince! Thou hast the Godly qualities." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 16.5'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 Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	47.62°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P3
चन्द्र Candra	143.65°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	63.92°	Mithuna	Mr̥gaśirā P4
बुध Budha	26.95°	Meṣa	Kṛttikā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	168.81°	Kanyā	Hasta P3
शुक्र Śukra	1.53°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P1
शनि Śani	241.22°	Dhanu	Mūla P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:44 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:04 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:54 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	12:26 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)	00:09 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 20 Mins 11 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 39 Mins 49 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:21 – 06:02
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:52 – 06:44
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:33 – 12:14
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:37 – 14:18
Godhūli Muhūrta	16:52 – 17:16
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:04 – 17:30
Amṛta Kāla	16:49 – 18:34
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:33 – 00:14

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	10:36 – 11:54
Yamaganda	14:29 – 15:46
Gulika Kāla	08:01 – 09:19
Varjyam	07:09 – 07:26
Dur Muhūrta	09:08 – 09:29

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: West

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala	06:44 – 08:01 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	08:01 – 09:19 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	09:19 – 10:36 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	10:36 – 11:54 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	11:54 – 13:11 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	13:11 – 14:29 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	14:29 – 15:46 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	15:46 – 17:04 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	17:04 – 18:46 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	18:46 – 20:29 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	20:29 – 22:11 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	22:11 – 23:54 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	23:54 – 01:36 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	01:36 – 03:19 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	03:19 – 05:01 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	05:01 – 06:44 (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 Aṣṭamī + Pūrva Phalgunī alignment also occurred on:

-3137-12-25 — Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1869441.27
Julian Day	2457906.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0963°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	93.13°

🪷 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 (24.0963°), declination 22.19°, EoT 2.20 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: 2017-06-02 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)