पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · June 28, 2021 CE

🪷 आज: मिथुन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mithuna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Gemini.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.38 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
विषयेन्द्रियसंयोगाद्यत्तदग्रेऽमृतोपमम्।परिणामे विषमिव तत्सुखं राजसं स्मृतम्।।18.38।।
"18.38 That which as first is like nectar, because the senses revel in their objects, but in the end acts like poison - that pleasure arises from Passion." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.38's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āṣāḍha (Āṣāḍha Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya72.44°MithunaĀrdrā P2
चन्द्र Candra296.29°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala105.72°KarkaPuṣya P4
बुध Budha52.48°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati307.91°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
शुक्र Śukra96.61°KarkaPuṣya P1
शनि Śani288.41°MakaraŚravaṇa P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:52 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:06 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:59 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:17 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:32 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 14 Mins 15 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 45 Mins 45 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:30 – 06:11
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:00 – 06:52
Abhijit Muhūrta11:38 – 12:19
Vijaya Muhūrta13:41 – 14:22
Godhūli Muhūrta16:54 – 17:18
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:06 – 17:32
Amṛta Kāla16:51 – 18:36
Niśīta Muhūrta23:38 – 00:19

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:08 – 09:25
Yamaganda10:42 – 11:59
Gulika Kāla13:16 – 14:32
Varjyam07:17 – 07:34
Dur Muhūrta 09:15 – 09:35

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (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 · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:52 – 08:08 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:08 – 09:25 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:25 – 10:42 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:42 – 11:59 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:59 – 13:16 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:16 – 14:32 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:32 – 15:49 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta15:49 – 17:06 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:06 – 18:49 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha18:49 – 20:32 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:32 – 22:16 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:16 – 23:59 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:59 – 01:42 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:42 – 03:25 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:25 – 05:08 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:08 – 06:52 (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)1870928.27
Julian Day2459393.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1532°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)223.28°
🪷 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 (24.1532°), declination 23.27°, EoT -2.89 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: 2021-06-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)