पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · August 6, 2017 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 18.18 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

ज्ञानं ज्ञेयं परिज्ञाता त्रिविधा कर्मचोदना।करणं कर्म कर्तेति त्रिविधः कर्मसंग्रहः।।18.18।।

"18.18 Knowledge, the knower and the object of knowledge, these are the three incentives to action; and the act, the actor and the instrument are the threefold constituents." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.18'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 Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)	Gara
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	109.69°	Karka	Aśleṣā P1
चन्द्र Candra	270.07°	Makara	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	106.29°	Karka	Puṣya P4
बुध Budha	135.37°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	173.26°	Kanyā	Hasta P4
शुक्र Śukra	71.93°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P2
शनि Śani	237.23°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:37 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:26 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:02 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	15:48 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)	05:38 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 48 Mins 52 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 11 Mins 08 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:11 – 05:54
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:43 – 06:37
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:40 – 12:23
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:50 – 14:33
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:14 – 17:38
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:26 – 17:53
Amṛta Kāla	17:11 – 18:56
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:40 – 00:23

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	16:05 – 17:26
Yamaganda	12:02 – 13:23
Gulika Kāla	14:44 – 16:05
Varjyam	07:04 – 07:21
Dur Muhūrta	09:08 – 09:30

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (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 · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg	06:37 – 07:58 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	07:58 – 09:19 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	09:19 – 10:40 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:40 – 12:02 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	12:02 – 13:23 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:23 – 14:44 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	14:44 – 16:05 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	16:05 – 17:26 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	17:26 – 19:05 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	19:05 – 20:44 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	20:44 – 22:23 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:23 – 00:02 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	00:02 – 01:40 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:40 – 03:19 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	03:19 – 04:58 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	04:58 – 06:37 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: -29.8587°

Longitude: 31.0218°

Timezone: UTC+2

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Sūrya Walk (सूर्य यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1869506.27
Julian Day	2457971.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0988°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	159.66°

🪷 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 (24.0988°), declination 16.69°, EoT -5.59 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: 2017-08-06 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)