पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · June 7, 2021 CE

🪷 आज: वृषभ सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛṣabha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Taurus.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.17 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
यस्य नाहंकृतो भावो बुद्धिर्यस्य न लिप्यते।हत्वापि स इमाँल्लोकान्न हन्ति न निबध्यते।।18.17।।
"18.17 He who has no pride, and whose intellect is unalloyed by attachment, even though he kill these people, yet he does not kill them, and his act does not bind him." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.17's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2078 Ānanda
Śaka Saṁvat: 1943 Plava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1428
Malayalam Era: 1197
Nanakshahi: 552
Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī (27/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya52.38°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
चन्द्र Candra15.33°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala92.77°KarkaPunarvasu P4
बुध Budha58.12°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati307.71°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
शुक्र Śukra71.06°MithunaĀrdrā P2
शनि Śani289.21°MakaraŚravaṇa P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:46 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:03 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:55 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:58 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:55 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 17 Mins 06 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 42 Mins 54 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:24 – 06:05
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:55 – 06:46
Abhijit Muhūrta11:34 – 12:15
Vijaya Muhūrta13:37 – 14:19
Godhūli Muhūrta16:51 – 17:15
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:03 – 17:29
Amṛta Kāla16:48 – 18:33
Niśīta Muhūrta23:34 – 00:15

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:03 – 09:20
Yamaganda10:37 – 11:55
Gulika Kāla13:12 – 14:29
Varjyam07:12 – 07:28
Dur Muhūrta 09:10 – 09:31

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (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):
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 Amṛta06:46 – 08:03 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:03 – 09:20 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:20 – 10:37 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:37 – 11:55 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:55 – 13:12 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:12 – 14:29 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:29 – 15:46 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta15:46 – 17:03 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:03 – 18:46 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha18:46 – 20:29 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:29 – 22:12 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:12 – 23:55 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:55 – 01:37 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:37 – 03:20 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:20 – 05:03 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:03 – 06:46 (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 Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870907.27
Julian Day2459372.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1524°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)321.28°
🪷 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 (24.1524°), declination 22.76°, EoT 1.37 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: 2021-06-07 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)