पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · June 16, 2021 CE

🪷 आज: मिथुन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mithuna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Gemini.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.26 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
मुक्तसङ्गोऽनहंवादी धृत्युत्साहसमन्वितः।सिद्ध्यसिद्ध्योर्निर्विकारः कर्ता सात्त्विक उच्यते।।18.26।।
"18.26 But when a man has no sentiment and no personal vanity, when he possesses courage and confidence, cares not whether he succeeds or fails, then his action arises from Purity." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.26's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āṣāḍha (Āṣāḍha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2078 Ānanda
Śaka Saṁvat: 1943 Plava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1428
Malayalam Era: 1197
Nanakshahi: 552
Solar Month: Mithuna (Āni)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya60.99°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
चन्द्र Candra124.81°SiṃhaMaghā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala98.31°KarkaPuṣya P2
बुध Budha53.20°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati307.97°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
शुक्र Śukra82.03°MithunaPunarvasu P1
शनि Śani288.94°MakaraŚravaṇa P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:49 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:03 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:56 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:36 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:47 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 13 Mins 51 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 46 Mins 09 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:28 – 06:08
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:58 – 06:49
Abhijit Muhūrta11:36 – 12:17
Vijaya Muhūrta13:39 – 14:20
Godhūli Muhūrta16:51 – 17:15
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:03 – 17:29
Amṛta Kāla16:48 – 18:33
Niśīta Muhūrta23:36 – 00:17

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:56 – 13:13
Yamaganda08:06 – 09:23
Gulika Kāla10:40 – 11:56
Varjyam07:15 – 07:31
Dur Muhūrta 09:13 – 09:33

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:49 – 08:06 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:06 – 09:23 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:23 – 10:40 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:40 – 11:56 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:56 – 13:13 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:13 – 14:30 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:30 – 15:47 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha15:47 – 17:03 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:03 – 18:47 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala18:47 – 20:30 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:30 – 22:13 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:13 – 23:56 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:56 – 01:40 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:40 – 03:23 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:23 – 05:06 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:06 – 06:49 (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 Time

Kali Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870916.27
Julian Day2459381.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1527°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)67.09°
🪷 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 (24.1527°), declination 23.35°, EoT -0.40 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: 2021-06-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)