पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · June 26, 2022 CE

Also observed today

प्रदोष व्रत · Pradoṣa VrataShaiva

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 8.13 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga

ओमित्येकाक्षरं ब्रह्म व्याहरन्मामनुस्मरन्।

यः प्रयाति त्यजन्देहं स याति परमां गतिम्।।8.13।।

"8.13 Repeating Om, the Symbol of Eternity, holding Me always in remembrance, he who thus leaves his body and goes forth reaches the Spirit Supreme." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 8.13's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āṣāḍha (Āṣāḍha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2079 Rākṣasa

Śaka Saṁvat: 1944 Śubhakṛt

Bengali Saṁvat: 1429

Malayalam Era: 1198

Nanakshahi: 553

Solar Month: Mithuna (Āni)

Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Kṛttikā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)	Gara
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	70.29°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P2
चन्द्र Candra	36.65°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	358.93°	Mīna	Revatī P4
बुध Budha	49.33°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	342.83°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P3
शुक्र Śukra	39.12°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P4
शनि Śani	300.78°	Kumbha	Dhaniṣṭhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:52 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:05 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:58 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	04:30 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)	14:58 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 13 Mins 46 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 46 Mins 14 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:30 – 06:11
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	06:00 – 06:52
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:38 – 12:19
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:41 – 14:22
Godhūli Muhūrta	16:53 – 17:17
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:05 – 17:31
Amṛta Kāla	16:50 – 18:35
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:38 – 00:19

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	15:49 – 17:05
Yamaganda	11:58 – 13:15
Gulika Kāla	14:32 – 15:49
Varjyam	07:17 – 07:33
Dur Muhūrta	09:15 – 09:35

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg	06:52 – 08:08 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	08:08 – 09:25 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	09:25 – 10:42 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:42 – 11:58 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	11:58 – 13:15 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:15 – 14:32 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	14:32 – 15:49 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	15:49 – 17:05 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	17:05 – 18:49 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	18:49 – 20:32 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	20:32 – 22:15 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:15 – 23:58 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	23:58 – 01:42 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:42 – 03:25 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	03:25 – 05:08 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	05:08 – 06:52 (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 Trayodaśī + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-04 — Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)

-3137-12-25 — Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1871291.27
Julian Day	2459756.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1671°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	325.25°

🪷 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 (24.1671°), declination 23.36°, EoT -2.49 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: 2022-06-26 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)