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

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 18.9 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

कार्यमित्येव यत्कर्म नियतं क्रियतेऽर्जुन।सङ्गं त्यक्त्वा फलं चैव स त्यागः सात्त्विको मतः।।18.9।।

"18.9 He who performs an obligatory action, because he believes it to be a duty which ought to be done, without any personal desire to do the act or to receive any return - such renunciation is Pure." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.9's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa

Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī

Bengali Saṁvat: 1424

Malayalam Era: 1193

Nanakshahi: 548

Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)

Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Pañcamī (5/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Uttara Phalgunī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)	Bālava
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	101.08°	Karka	Puṣya P3
चन्द्र Candra	160.94°	Kanyā	Hasta P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	100.52°	Karka	Puṣya P3
बुध Budha	127.97°	Siṃha	Maghā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	172.03°	Kanyā	Hasta P4
शुक्र Śukra	61.53°	Mithuna	Mr̥gaśirā P3
शनि Śani	237.56°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā 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)	09:54 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)	22:09 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 37 Mins 13 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 22 Mins 47 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:19 – 06:01
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:50 – 06:43
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:41 – 12:23
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:48 – 14:31
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:09 – 17:33
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:21 – 17:47
Amṛta Kāla	17:06 – 18:51
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:41 – 00:23

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	10:42 – 12:02
Yamaganda	14:41 – 16:01
Gulika Kāla	08:03 – 09:23
Varjyam	07:10 – 07:27
Dur Muhūrta	09:12 – 09:33

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: North-West

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Prajāpati (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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala	06:43 – 08:03 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	08:03 – 09:23 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	09:23 – 10:42 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	10:42 – 12:02 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	12:02 – 13:22 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	13:22 – 14:41 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	14:41 – 16:01 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	16:01 – 17:21 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	17:21 – 19:01 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	19:01 – 20:41 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	20:41 – 22:22 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	22:22 – 00:02 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	00:02 – 01:42 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	01:42 – 03:23 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	03:23 – 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 Time

Kali Year	5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1869497.27
Julian Day	2457962.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0985°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	59.33°

🪷 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 (24.0985°), declination 18.97°, EoT -6.17 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: 2017-07-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)