पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · June 4, 2018 CE

🪷 आज: वृषभ सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛṣabha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Taurus.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.9 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
सुहृन्मित्रार्युदासीनमध्यस्थद्वेष्यबन्धुषु।

साधुष्वपि च पापेषु समबुद्धिर्विशिष्यते।।6.9।।
"6.9 He looks impartially on all - lover, friend or foe; indifferent or hostile; alien or relative; virtuous or sinful." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.9'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 Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya49.29°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
चन्द्र Candra289.14°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala281.81°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
बुध Budha46.41°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati201.03°TulāViśākhā P1
शुक्र Śukra84.06°MithunaPunarvasu P2
शनि Śani253.28°DhanuMūla P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:45 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:04 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:54 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:11 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:36 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 19 Mins 01 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 40 Mins 59 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:22 – 06:03
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:53 – 06:45
Abhijit Muhūrta11:33 – 12:15
Vijaya Muhūrta13:37 – 14:18
Godhūli Muhūrta16:52 – 17:16
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:04 – 17:29
Amṛta Kāla16:49 – 18:34
Niśīta Muhūrta23:33 – 00:15

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:02 – 09:19
Yamaganda10:37 – 11:54
Gulika Kāla13:11 – 14:29
Varjyam07:10 – 07:27
Dur Muhūrta 09:09 – 09:30

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:45 – 08:02 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:02 – 09:19 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:19 – 10:37 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:37 – 11:54 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:54 – 13:11 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:11 – 14:29 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:29 – 15:46 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta15:46 – 17:04 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:04 – 18:46 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha18:46 – 20:29 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:29 – 22:11 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:11 – 23:54 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:54 – 01:37 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:37 – 03:19 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:19 – 05:02 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:02 – 06:45 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869808.27
Julian Day2458273.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1104°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)243.46°
🪷 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 (24.1104°), declination 22.41°, EoT 1.89 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: 2018-06-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)