पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · August 1, 2021 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 18.72 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

कच्चिदेतच्छ्रुतं पार्थ त्वयैकाग्रेण चेतसा।कच्चिदज्ञानसंमोहः प्रनष्टस्ते धनञ्जय।।18.72।।

"18.72 O Arjuna! Hast thou listened attentively to My words? Has thy ignorance and thy delusion gone?" — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.72'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 Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Bharaṇī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)	Kaulava
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	104.88°	Karka	Puṣya P4
चन्द्र Candra	20.20°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	126.89°	Siṃha	Maghā P3
बुध Budha	103.98°	Karka	Puṣya P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	305.42°	Kumbha	Dhaniṣṭhā P4
शुक्र Śukra	137.53°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P2
शनि Śani	286.15°	Makara	Śravaṇa P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:41 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:23 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:02 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	00:59 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)	11:48 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 42 Mins 14 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 17 Mins 46 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:15 – 05:58
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:47 – 06:41
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:41 – 12:23
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:49 – 14:32
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:11 – 17:35
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:23 – 17:50
Amṛta Kāla	17:08 – 18:53
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:41 – 00:23

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	16:03 – 17:23
Yamaganda	12:02 – 13:22
Gulika Kāla	14:42 – 16:03
Varjyam	07:08 – 07:25
Dur Muhūrta	09:11 – 09:32

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (Inauspicious)

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):
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 Udveg	06:41 – 08:01 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	08:01 – 09:21 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	09:21 – 10:42 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:42 – 12:02 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	12:02 – 13:22 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:22 – 14:42 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	14:42 – 16:03 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	16:03 – 17:23 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	17:23 – 19:03 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	19:03 – 20:42 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	20:42 – 22:22 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:22 – 00:02 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	00:02 – 01:42 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:42 – 03:21 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	03:21 – 05:01 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	05:01 – 06:41 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: -29.8587°

Longitude: 31.0218°

Timezone: UTC+2

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Sūrya Walk (सूर्य यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Bharaṇī alignment also occurred on:

-3226-07-09 — Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1870962.27
Julian Day	2459427.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1545°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	274.74°

🪷 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 (24.1545°), declination 18.00°, EoT -6.02 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: 2021-08-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)