पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · June 29, 2019 CE

🪷 आज: मिथुन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mithuna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Gemini.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.9 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
कार्यमित्येव यत्कर्म नियतं क्रियतेऽर्जुन।सङ्गं त्यक्त्वा फलं चैव स त्यागः सात्त्विको मतः।।18.9।।
"18.9 He who performs an obligatory action, because he believes it to be a duty which ought to be done, without any personal desire to do the act or to receive any return - such renunciation is Pure." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.9's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

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

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī (27/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya72.93°MithunaĀrdrā P2
चन्द्र Candra24.80°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala93.77°KarkaPuṣya P1
बुध Budha97.18°KarkaPuṣya P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati233.09°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
शुक्र Śukra60.01°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
शनि Śani263.80°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā 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)03:25 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:08 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 14 Mins 23 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 45 Mins 37 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:30 – 06:11
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:01 – 06:52
Abhijit Muhūrta11:39 – 12:19
Vijaya Muhūrta13:41 – 14:22
Godhūli Muhūrta16:54 – 17:18
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:06 – 17:32
Amṛta Kāla16:51 – 18:36
Niśīta Muhūrta23:39 – 00:19

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:25 – 10:42
Yamaganda13:16 – 14:33
Gulika Kāla06:52 – 08:09
Varjyam07:17 – 07:34
Dur Muhūrta 09:15 – 09:36

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: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
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 Kāla06:52 – 08:09 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:09 – 09:25 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:25 – 10:42 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:42 – 11:59 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:59 – 13:16 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:16 – 14:33 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:33 – 15:49 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla15:49 – 17:06 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:06 – 18:49 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta18:49 – 20:33 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:33 – 22:16 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:16 – 23:59 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:59 – 01:42 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:42 – 03:25 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:25 – 05:09 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:09 – 06:52 (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)1870198.27
Julian Day2458663.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1253°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)312.41°
🪷 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 (24.1253°), declination 23.25°, EoT -3.09 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: 2019-06-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)