पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · July 31, 2019 CE

Also observed today

मासिक शिवरात्रि · Māsika ŚivarātriShaiva

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 18.41 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

ब्राह्मणक्षत्रियविशां शूद्राणां च परंतप।कर्माणि प्रविभक्तानि स्वभावप्रभवैर्गुणैः।।18.41।।

"18.41 O Arjuna! The duties of spiritual teachers, the soldiers, the traders and the servants have all been fixed according to the dominant Quality in their nature." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.41's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2076 Paridhāvi

Śaka Saṁvat: 1941 Vikāri

Bengali Saṁvat: 1426

Malayalam Era: 1195

Nanakshahi: 550

Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)

Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Punarvasu Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)	Śakuni
वार (Vāra)	Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	103.46°	Karka	Puṣya P4
चन्द्र Candra	88.30°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	114.07°	Karka	Aśleṣā P3
बुध Budha	89.50°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	230.59°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P2
शुक्र Śukra	99.28°	Karka	Puṣya P2
शनि Śani	261.51°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:42 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:22 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:02 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	05:51 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)	16:12 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 40 Mins 18 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 19 Mins 42 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:16 – 05:59
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:48 – 06:42
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:41 – 12:23
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:49 – 14:31
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:10 – 17:34
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:22 – 17:49
Amṛta Kāla	17:07 – 18:52
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:41 – 00:23

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	12:02 – 13:22
Yamaganda	08:02 – 09:22
Gulika Kāla	10:42 – 12:02
Varjyam	07:09 – 07:26
Dur Muhūrta	09:11 – 09:33

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South

Rāhu Vāsa: South-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha	06:42 – 08:02 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta	08:02 – 09:22 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla	09:22 – 10:42 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha	10:42 – 12:02 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga	12:02 – 13:22 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg	13:22 – 14:42 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala	14:42 – 16:02 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha	16:02 – 17:22 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg	17:22 – 19:02 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala	19:02 – 20:42 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha	20:42 – 22:22 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta	22:22 – 00:02 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla	00:02 – 01:42 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha	01:42 – 03:22 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga	03:22 – 05:02 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg	05:02 – 06:42 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: -29.8587°

Longitude: 31.0218°

Timezone: UTC+2

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Budha Walk (बुध यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī + Punarvasu alignment also occurred on:

-1626101-04-03 — Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Punarvasu)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5121
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1870230.27
Julian Day	2458695.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1265°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	344.65°

🪷 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 (24.1265°), declination 18.37°, EoT -6.07 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: 2019-07-31 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)