पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · July 31, 2017 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 18.12 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

अनिष्टमिष्टं मिश्रं च त्रिविधं कर्मणः फलम्।भवत्यत्यागिनां प्रेत्य न तु संन्यासिनां क्वचित्।।18.12।।

"18.12 For those who cannot renounce all desire, the fruit of action hereafter is threefold - good, evil, and partly good and partly evil. But for him who has renounced, there is none." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.12'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 Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Svātī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	103.95°	Karka	Puṣya P4
चन्द्र Candra	198.40°	Tulā	Svātī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	102.45°	Karka	Puṣya P3
बुध Budha	130.92°	Siṃha	Maghā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	172.43°	Kanyā	Hasta P4
शुक्र Śukra	64.98°	Mithuna	Mr̥gaśirā P4
शनि Śani	237.44°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:42 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:22 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:02 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	11:40 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)	00:59 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 40 Mins 55 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 19 Mins 05 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:16 – 05:59
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:48 – 06:42
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:41 – 12:23
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:49 – 14:32
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:10 – 17:34
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:22 – 17:49
Amṛta Kāla	17:07 – 18:52
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:41 – 00:23

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	08:02 – 09:22
Yamaganda	10:42 – 12:02
Gulika Kāla	13:22 – 14:42
Varjyam	07:08 – 07:25
Dur Muhūrta	09:11 – 09:32

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: North

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (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):
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 · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

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

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala	17:22 – 19:02 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha	19:02 – 20:42 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta	20:42 – 22:22 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla	22:22 – 00:02 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha	00:02 – 01:42 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga	01:42 – 03:22 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg	03:22 – 05:02 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala	05:02 – 06:42 (neutral)

Coordinates

Latitude: -29.8587°

Longitude: 31.0218°

Timezone: UTC+2

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Candra Walk (चन्द्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Svātī alignment also occurred on:

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1869500.27
Julian Day	2457965.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0986°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	93.12°

🪷 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 (24.0986°), declination 18.25°, EoT -6.07 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: 2017-07-31 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)