पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · June 30, 2019 CE

Also observed today

प्रदोष व्रत · Pradoṣa VrataShaiva

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 18.10 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

न द्वेष्ट्यकुशलं कर्म कुशले नानुषज्जते।त्यागी सत्त्वसमाविष्टो मेधावी छिन्नसंशयः।।18.10।।

"18.10 The wise man who has attained purity, whose doubts are solved, who is filled with the spirit of self-abnegation, does not shrink from action because it brings pain, nor does he desire it because it brings pleasure." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.10'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 Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Kṛttikā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)	Gara
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	73.88°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P3
चन्द्र Candra	38.04°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	94.40°	Karka	Puṣya P1
बुध Budha	97.80°	Karka	Puṣya P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	232.98°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P2
शुक्र Śukra	61.24°	Mithuna	Mr̥gaśirā P3
शनि Śani	263.73°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:52 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:07 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:59 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	04:23 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)	14:49 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 14 Mins 41 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 45 Mins 19 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:30 – 06:11
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	06:01 – 06:52
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:39 – 12:20
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:42 – 14:23
Godhūli Muhūrta	16:55 – 17:19
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:07 – 17:32
Amṛta Kāla	16:52 – 18:37
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:39 – 00:20

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	15:50 – 17:07
Yamaganda	11:59 – 13:16
Gulika Kāla	14:33 – 15:50
Varjyam	07:17 – 07:34
Dur Muhūrta	09:15 – 09:36

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg	06:52 – 08:09 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	08:09 – 09:26 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	09:26 – 10:42 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:42 – 11:59 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	11:59 – 13:16 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:16 – 14:33 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	14:33 – 15:50 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	15:50 – 17:07 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	17:07 – 18:50 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	18:50 – 20:33 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	20:33 – 22:16 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:16 – 23:59 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	23:59 – 01:42 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:42 – 03:26 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	03:26 – 05:09 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	05:09 – 06:52 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: -29.8587°

Longitude: 31.0218°

Timezone: UTC+2

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Sūrya Walk (सूर्य यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-04 — Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)

-3137-12-25 — Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5121
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1870199.27
Julian Day	2458664.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1253°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	324.19°

🪷 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 23.19°, EoT -3.28 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: 2019-06-30 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)