पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · July 26, 2021 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 18.66 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga🪷 Carama-Śloka · The Supreme Verse

सर्वधर्मान्परित्यज्य मामेकं शरणं व्रज।अहं त्वा सर्वपापेभ्यो मोक्षयिष्यामि मा शुचः।।18.66।।

"18.66 Give up then thy earthly duties, surrender thyself to Me only. Do not be anxious; I will absolve thee from all thy sin." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.66's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2078 Ānanda

Śaka Saṁvat: 1943 Plava

Bengali Saṁvat: 1428

Malayalam Era: 1197

Nanakshahi: 552

Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)

Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā (18/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)	Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)	Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	99.15°	Karka	Puṣya P2
चन्द्र Candra	304.39°	Kumbha	Dhaniṣṭhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	123.13°	Siṃha	Maghā P1
बुध Budha	91.35°	Karka	Punarvasu P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	306.07°	Kumbha	Dhaniṣṭhā P4
शुक्र Śukra	130.36°	Siṃha	Maghā P4
शनि Śani	286.59°	Makara	Śravaṇa P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:45 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:20 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:02 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	19:12 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)	08:14 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 34 Mins 55 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 25 Mins 05 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:20 – 06:02
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:52 – 06:45
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:41 – 12:23
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:48 – 14:30
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:08 – 17:32
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:20 – 17:46
Amṛta Kāla	17:05 – 18:50
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:41 – 00:23

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	08:04 – 09:23
Yamaganda	10:43 – 12:02
Gulika Kāla	13:21 – 14:41
Varjyam	07:11 – 07:28
Dur Muhūrta	09:13 – 09:34

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: South

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta	06:45 – 08:04 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla	08:04 – 09:23 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha	09:23 – 10:43 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga	10:43 – 12:02 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg	12:02 – 13:21 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala	13:21 – 14:41 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha	14:41 – 16:00 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta	16:00 – 17:20 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala	17:20 – 19:00 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha	19:00 – 20:41 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta	20:41 – 22:21 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla	22:21 – 00:02 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha	00:02 – 01:43 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga	01:43 – 03:23 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg	03:23 – 05:04 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala	05:04 – 06:45 (neutral)

Coordinates

Latitude: -29.8587°

Longitude: 31.0218°

Timezone: UTC+2

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Candra Walk (चन्द्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1870956.27
Julian Day	2459421.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1543°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	206.39°

🪷 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 (24.1543°), declination 19.42°, EoT -6.19 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: 2021-07-26 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)