पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · June 1, 2020 CE

🪷 आज: गङ्गा दशहरा — Gaṅgā Daśaharā
Devī Gaṅgā's descent to earth (Bhagīratha's success). Dasha-pāpa-haraṇī.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.36 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
असंयतात्मना योगो दुष्प्राप इति मे मतिः।

वश्यात्मना तु यतता शक्योऽवाप्तुमुपायतः।।6.36।।
"6.36 It is not possible to attain Self-Realisation if a man does not know how to control himself; but for him who, striving by proper means, learns such control, it is possible." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.36's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2077 Pramādī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1942 Śārvarī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1427
Malayalam Era: 1196
Nanakshahi: 551
Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Daśamī (10/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya46.89°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
चन्द्र Candra162.11°KanyāHasta P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala318.31°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
बुध Budha69.88°MithunaĀrdrā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati272.62°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
शुक्र Śukra50.88°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
शनि Śani277.44°MakaraUttara 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)13:26 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:43 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 20 Mins 42 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 39 Mins 18 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:20 – 06:02
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:51 – 06:43
Abhijit Muhūrta11:33 – 12:14
Vijaya Muhūrta13:37 – 14:18
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 Kāla08:01 – 09:18
Yamaganda10:36 – 11:54
Gulika Kāla13:11 – 14:29
Varjyam07:09 – 07:26
Dur Muhūrta 09:08 – 09:29

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (Inauspicious)
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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:43 – 08:01 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:01 – 09:18 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:18 – 10:36 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:36 – 11:54 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:54 – 13:11 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:11 – 14:29 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:29 – 15:46 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta15:46 – 17:04 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:04 – 18:46 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha18:46 – 20:29 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:29 – 22:11 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:11 – 23:54 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:54 – 01:36 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:36 – 03:18 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:18 – 05:01 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:01 – 06:43 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870536.27
Julian Day2459001.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1382°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)117.51°
🪷 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 (24.1382°), declination 22.09°, 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: 2020-06-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)