पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · May 6, 2022 CE

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वैशाखी · Baisakhi (Vaiśākhī)Regional

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 6.39 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga

एतन्मे संशयं कृष्ण छेत्तुमर्हस्यशेषतः।

त्वदन्यः संशयस्यास्य छेत्ता न ह्युपपद्यते।।6.39।।

"6.39 My Lord! Thou art worthy to solve this doubt once and for all; save Thyself there is no one competent to do so." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 6.39's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2079 Rākṣasa

Śaka Saṁvat: 1944 Śubhakṛt

Bengali Saṁvat: 1429

Malayalam Era: 1198

Nanakshahi: 553

Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Punarvasu Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)	Kaulava
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	21.35°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P3
चन्द्र Candra	78.54°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	321.30°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P1
बुध Budha	39.74°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	334.85°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P1
शुक्र Śukra	339.39°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P2
शनि Śani	300.42°	Kumbha	Dhaniṣṭhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:28 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:17 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:52 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	10:34 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)	20:48 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 49 Mins 52 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 10 Mins 08 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:01 – 05:44
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:33 – 06:28
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:31 – 12:14
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:41 – 14:24
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:05 – 17:29
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:17 – 17:44
Amṛta Kāla	17:02 – 18:47
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:31 – 00:14

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	10:31 – 11:52
Yamaganda	14:35 – 15:56
Gulika Kāla	07:49 – 09:10
Varjyam	06:55 – 07:12
Dur Muhūrta	08:59 – 09:21

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: South

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala	06:28 – 07:49 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	07:49 – 09:10 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	09:10 – 10:31 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	10:31 – 11:52 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	11:52 – 13:14 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	13:14 – 14:35 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	14:35 – 15:56 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	15:56 – 17:17 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	17:17 – 18:56 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	18:56 – 20:35 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	20:35 – 22:14 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	22:14 – 23:52 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	23:52 – 01:31 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	01:31 – 03:10 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	03:10 – 04:49 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	04:49 – 06:28 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: -29.8587°

Longitude: 31.0218°

Timezone: UTC+2

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śukra Walk (शुक्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī + Punarvasu alignment also occurred on:

-1626101-04-03 — Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Punarvasu)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1871240.27
Julian Day	2459705.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1651°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	60.73°

🪷 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 (24.1651°), declination 16.48°, EoT 3.44 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: 2022-05-06 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)