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

🪷 आज: देवशयनी एकादशी — Devśayanī Ekādaśī
Bhagavān Viṣṇu enters yoga-nidrā; Cāturmāsya begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 7.19 · Chapter 7 · ज्ञानविज्ञानयोग · Jñāna-Vijñāna-Yoga
बहूनां जन्मनामन्ते ज्ञानवान्मां प्रपद्यते।

वासुदेवः सर्वमिति स महात्मा सुदुर्लभः।।7.19।।
"7.19 After many lives, at last the wise man realises Me as I am. A man so enlightened that he sees God everywhere is very difficult to find." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 7.19's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

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

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Viśākhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya75.54°MithunaĀrdrā P3
चन्द्र Candra201.51°TulāViśākhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala337.33°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
बुध Budha75.28°MithunaĀrdrā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati269.87°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
शुक्र Śukra41.44°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1
शनि Śani275.90°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3

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)13:41 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:05 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 15 Mins 18 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 44 Mins 42 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:30 – 06:11
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:00 – 06:52
Abhijit Muhūrta11:39 – 12:20
Vijaya Muhūrta13:42 – 14:23
Godhūli Muhūrta16:55 – 17:19
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:07 – 17:33
Amṛta Kāla16:52 – 18:37
Niśīta Muhūrta23:39 – 00:20

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:59 – 13:16
Yamaganda08:09 – 09:26
Gulika Kāla10:42 – 11:59
Varjyam07:17 – 07:34
Dur Muhūrta 09:15 – 09:36

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhātṛ (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):
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 · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:52 – 08:09 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:09 – 09:26 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:26 – 10:42 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:42 – 11:59 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:59 – 13:16 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:16 – 14:33 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:33 – 15:50 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha15:50 – 17:07 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:07 – 18:50 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala18:50 – 20:33 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:33 – 22:16 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:16 – 23:59 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:59 – 01:42 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:42 – 03:26 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:26 – 05:09 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:09 – 06:52 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Ekādaśī + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870566.27
Julian Day2459031.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1393°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)127.12°
🪷 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 (24.1393°), declination 23.08°, EoT -3.47 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: 2020-07-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)