पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · June 27, 2018 CE

🪷 आज: मिथुन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mithuna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Gemini.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.32 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
आत्मौपम्येन सर्वत्र समं पश्यति योऽर्जुन।

सुखं वा यदि वा दुःखं सः योगी परमो मतः।।6.32।।
"6.32 O Arjuna! He is the perfect saint who, taught by the likeness within himself, sees the same Self everywhere, whether the outer form be pleasurable or painful." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.32's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āṣāḍha (Āṣāḍha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2075 Virodhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1940 Vilambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1425
Malayalam Era: 1194
Nanakshahi: 549
Solar Month: Mithuna (Āni)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Jyeṣṭhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya71.26°MithunaĀrdrā P2
चन्द्र Candra238.51°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala284.85°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
बुध Budha92.28°KarkaPunarvasu P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati199.38°TulāSvātī P4
शुक्र Śukra110.84°KarkaAśleṣā P2
शनि Śani251.67°DhanuMūla P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:52 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:06 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:59 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:08 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)06:08 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 13 Mins 57 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 46 Mins 03 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:30 – 06:11
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:00 – 06:52
Abhijit Muhūrta11:38 – 12:19
Vijaya Muhūrta13:41 – 14:22
Godhūli Muhūrta16:54 – 17:18
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:06 – 17:31
Amṛta Kāla16:51 – 18:36
Niśīta Muhūrta23:38 – 00:19

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:59 – 13:15
Yamaganda08:08 – 09:25
Gulika Kāla10:42 – 11:59
Varjyam07:17 – 07:34
Dur Muhūrta 09:15 – 09:35

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:52 – 08:08 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:08 – 09:25 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:25 – 10:42 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:42 – 11:59 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:59 – 13:15 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:15 – 14:32 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:32 – 15:49 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha15:49 – 17:06 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:06 – 18:49 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala18:49 – 20:32 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:32 – 22:15 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:15 – 23:59 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:59 – 01:42 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:42 – 03:25 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:25 – 05:08 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:08 – 06:52 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Caturdaśī + Jyeṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Jyeṣṭhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869831.27
Julian Day2458296.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1112°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)167.58°
🪷 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 (24.1112°), declination 23.33°, EoT -2.69 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: 2018-06-27 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)