पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · June 1, 2019 CE

🪷 आज: वृषभ सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛṣabha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Taurus.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 17.9 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
कट्वम्ललवणात्युष्णतीक्ष्णरूक्षविदाहिनः।आहारा राजसस्येष्टा दुःखशोकामयप्रदाः।।17.9।।
"17.9 Those in whom Passion is dominant like foods that are bitter, sour, salty, over-hot, pungent, dry and burning. These produce unhappiness, repentance and disease." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.9's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2076 Paridhāvi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1941 Vikāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1426
Malayalam Era: 1195
Nanakshahi: 550
Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya46.17°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
चन्द्र Candra16.76°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala75.89°MithunaĀrdrā P3
बुध Budha58.26°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati236.55°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
शुक्र Śukra25.86°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
शनि Śani265.52°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4

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)04:29 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:23 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 21 Mins 16 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 38 Mins 44 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:20 – 06:02
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:51 – 06:43
Abhijit Muhūrta11:33 – 12:14
Vijaya Muhūrta13:37 – 14:19
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 Kāla09:18 – 10:36
Yamaganda13:11 – 14:29
Gulika Kāla06:43 – 08:01
Varjyam07:09 – 07:25
Dur Muhūrta 09:08 – 09:29

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: 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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:43 – 08:01 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:01 – 09:18 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:18 – 10:36 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:36 – 11:54 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:54 – 13:11 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:11 – 14:29 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:29 – 15:47 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla15:47 – 17:04 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:04 – 18:47 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta18:47 – 20:29 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:29 – 22:11 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:11 – 23:54 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:54 – 01:36 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:36 – 03:18 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:18 – 05:01 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:01 – 06:43 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5121
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870170.27
Julian Day2458635.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1242°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)329.86°
🪷 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 (24.1242°), declination 21.99°, 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: 2019-06-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)