पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · June 15, 2022 CE

🪷 आज: वृषभ सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛṣabha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Taurus.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 8.2 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
अधियज्ञः कथं कोऽत्र देहेऽस्मिन्मधुसूदन।

प्रयाणकाले च कथं ज्ञेयोऽसि नियतात्मभिः।।8.2।।
"8.2 Who is it who rules the spirit sacrifice in many; and at the time of death how may those who have learned self-control come to the knowledge of Thee?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.2's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya59.79°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
चन्द्र Candra247.68°DhanuMūla P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala351.01°MīnaRevatī P2
बुध Budha36.38°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati341.58°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
शुक्र Śukra26.06°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
शनि Śani301.06°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:49 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:03 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:56 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)17:27 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)07:28 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 14 Mins 07 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 45 Mins 53 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:27 – 06:08
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:58 – 06:49
Abhijit Muhūrta11:36 – 12:17
Vijaya Muhūrta13:38 – 14:19
Godhūli Muhūrta16:51 – 17:15
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:03 – 17:29
Amṛta Kāla16:48 – 18:33
Niśīta Muhūrta23:36 – 00:17

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:56 – 13:13
Yamaganda08:06 – 09:23
Gulika Kāla10:39 – 11:56
Varjyam07:15 – 07:31
Dur Muhūrta 09:12 – 09:33

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (Inauspicious)
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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:49 – 08:06 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:06 – 09:23 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:23 – 10:39 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:39 – 11:56 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:56 – 13:13 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:13 – 14:30 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:30 – 15:46 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha15:46 – 17:03 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:03 – 18:46 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala18:46 – 20:30 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:30 – 22:13 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:13 – 23:56 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:56 – 01:39 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:39 – 03:23 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:23 – 05:06 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:06 – 06:49 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871280.27
Julian Day2459745.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1666°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)186.86°
🪷 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 (24.1666°), declination 23.30°, EoT -0.19 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: 2022-06-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)