पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · June 1, 2018 CE

🪷 आज: वृषभ सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛṣabha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Taurus.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.6 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
बन्धुरात्माऽऽत्मनस्तस्य येनात्मैवात्मना जितः।

अनात्मनस्तु शत्रुत्वे वर्तेतात्मैव शत्रुवत्।।6.6।।
"6.6 To him who has conquered his lower nature by Its help, the Self is a friend, but to him who has not done so, It is an enemy." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.6's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2075 Virodhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1940 Vilambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1425
Malayalam Era: 1194
Nanakshahi: 549
Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā (18/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya46.42°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
चन्द्र Candra253.73°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala281.01°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
बुध Budha39.87°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati201.33°TulāViśākhā P1
शुक्र Śukra80.51°MithunaPunarvasu P1
शनि Śani253.46°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:43 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:04 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:54 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)18:43 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:43 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 21 Mins 05 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 38 Mins 55 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:20 – 06:02
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:51 – 06:43
Abhijit Muhūrta11:33 – 12:14
Vijaya Muhūrta13:37 – 14:18
Godhūli Muhūrta16:52 – 17:16
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:04 – 17:30
Amṛta Kāla16:49 – 18:34
Niśīta Muhūrta23:33 – 00:14

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:36 – 11:54
Yamaganda14:29 – 15:46
Gulika Kāla08:01 – 09:18
Varjyam07:09 – 07:25
Dur Muhūrta 09:08 – 09:29

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Maitra (Auspicious)
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 · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:43 – 08:01 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:01 – 09:18 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:18 – 10:36 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:36 – 11:54 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:54 – 13:11 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:11 – 14:29 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:29 – 15:46 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala15:46 – 17:04 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:04 – 18:46 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg18:46 – 20:29 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:29 – 22:11 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:11 – 23:54 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:54 – 01:36 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:36 – 03:18 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:18 – 05:01 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:01 – 06:43 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869805.27
Julian Day2458270.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1102°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)210.11°
🪷 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 (24.1102°), declination 22.02°, EoT 2.36 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: 2018-06-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)