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

🪷 आज: मिथुन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mithuna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Gemini.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.56 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
सर्वकर्माण्यपि सदा कुर्वाणो मद्व्यपाश्रयः।मत्प्रसादादवाप्नोति शाश्वतं पदमव्ययम्।।18.56।।
"18.56 Relying on Me in all his action and doing them for My sake, he attains, by My Grace, Eternal and Unchangeable Life." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.56'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 Saptamī (7/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya89.60°MithunaPunarvasu P3
चन्द्र Candra161.87°KanyāHasta P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala116.89°KarkaAśleṣā P4
बुध Budha71.99°MithunaĀrdrā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati306.98°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
शुक्र Śukra118.35°KarkaAśleṣā P4
शनि Śani287.30°MakaraŚravaṇa P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:49 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:14 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:02 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:42 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:59 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 24 Mins 43 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 35 Mins 17 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:26 – 06:08
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:57 – 06:49
Abhijit Muhūrta11:41 – 12:22
Vijaya Muhūrta13:46 – 14:27
Godhūli Muhūrta17:02 – 17:26
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:14 – 17:40
Amṛta Kāla16:59 – 18:44
Niśīta Muhūrta23:41 – 00:22

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:44 – 12:02
Yamaganda14:38 – 15:56
Gulika Kāla08:07 – 09:25
Varjyam07:15 – 07:32
Dur Muhūrta 09:15 – 09:36

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (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):
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 Chala06:49 – 08:07 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:07 – 09:25 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:25 – 10:44 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:44 – 12:02 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:02 – 13:20 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:20 – 14:38 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:38 – 15:56 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala15:56 – 17:14 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:14 – 18:56 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg18:56 – 20:38 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:38 – 22:20 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:20 – 00:02 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:02 – 01:44 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:44 – 03:25 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:25 – 05:07 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:07 – 06:49 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870946.27
Julian Day2459411.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1539°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)74.16°
🪷 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 (24.1539°), declination 21.35°, EoT -5.68 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: 2021-07-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)