पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · May 31, 2022 CE

🪷 आज: वृषभ सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛṣabha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Taurus.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 7.17 · Chapter 7 · ज्ञानविज्ञानयोग · Jñāna-Vijñāna-Yoga
तेषां ज्ञानी नित्ययुक्त एकभक्ितर्विशिष्यते।

प्रियो हि ज्ञानिनोऽत्यर्थमहं स च मम प्रियः।।7.17।।
"7.17 Of all of these, he who has gained wisdom, who meditates on Me without ceasing, devoting himself only to Me, he is the best; for by the wise man I am exceedingly beloved and the wise man, too, is beloved by Me." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 7.17's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2079 Rākṣasa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1944 Śubhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1429
Malayalam Era: 1198
Nanakshahi: 553
Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya45.43°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
चन्द्र Candra51.60°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala339.99°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
बुध Budha31.91°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati339.41°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
शुक्र Śukra8.39°MeṣaAśvinī P3
शनि Śani301.12°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:43 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:04 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:53 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:11 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:26 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 21 Mins 49 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 38 Mins 11 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:20 – 06:01
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:51 – 06:43
Abhijit Muhūrta11:33 – 12:14
Vijaya Muhūrta13:37 – 14:19
Godhūli Muhūrta16:52 – 17:16
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:04 – 17:30
Amṛta Kāla16:49 – 18:34
Niśīta Muhūrta23:33 – 00:14

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:29 – 15:47
Yamaganda09:18 – 10:36
Gulika Kāla11:53 – 13:11
Varjyam07:08 – 07:25
Dur Muhūrta 09:08 – 09:28

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
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):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:43 – 08:00 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:00 – 09:18 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:18 – 10:36 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:36 – 11:53 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:53 – 13:11 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:11 – 14:29 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:29 – 15:47 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga15:47 – 17:04 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:04 – 18:47 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha18:47 – 20:29 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:29 – 22:11 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:11 – 23:53 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:53 – 01:36 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:36 – 03:18 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:18 – 05:00 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:00 – 06:43 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871265.27
Julian Day2459730.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1661°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)8.13°
🪷 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 (24.1661°), declination 21.89°, EoT 2.50 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: 2022-05-31 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)