पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · July 3, 2022 CE

Also observed today

विनायक चतुर्थी · Vināyaka Caturthī (monthly)Pan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 8.20 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga

परस्तस्मात्तु भावोऽन्योऽव्यक्तोऽव्यक्तात्सनातनः।

यः स सर्वेषु भूतेषु नश्यत्सु न विनश्यति।।8.20।।

"8.20 In truth, therefore, there is the Eternal Unmanifest, which is beyond and above the Unmanifest Spirit of Creation, which is never destroyed when all these being perish." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 8.20's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āṣāḍha (Āṣāḍha Śukla 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)	Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Maghā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	76.96°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P4
चन्द्र Candra	120.03°	Siṃha	Maghā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	3.90°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P2
बुध Budha	61.17°	Mithuna	Mr̥gaśirā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	343.47°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P4
शुक्र Śukra	47.48°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P3
शनि Śani	300.52°	Kumbha	Dhaniṣṭhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:52 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:08 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:00 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	09:21 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)	20:23 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 15 Mins 55 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 44 Mins 05 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:30 – 06:11
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	06:00 – 06:52
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:39 – 12:20
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:42 – 14:23
Godhūli Muhūrta	16:56 – 17:20
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:08 – 17:33
Amṛta Kāla	16:53 – 18:38
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:39 – 00:20

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	15:51 – 17:08
Yamaganda	12:00 – 13:17
Gulika Kāla	14:34 – 15:51
Varjyam	07:17 – 07:34
Dur Muhūrta	09:16 – 09:36

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: West

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (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):
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 · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg	06:52 – 08:09 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	08:09 – 09:26 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	09:26 – 10:43 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:43 – 12:00 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	12:00 – 13:17 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:17 – 14:34 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	14:34 – 15:51 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	15:51 – 17:08 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	17:08 – 18:51 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	18:51 – 20:34 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	20:34 – 22:17 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:17 – 00:00 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	00:00 – 01:43 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:43 – 03:26 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	03:26 – 05:09 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	05:09 – 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 Time

Kali Year	5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1871298.27
Julian Day	2459763.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1673°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	46.65°

🪷 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 (24.1673°), declination 22.97°, EoT -3.84 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: 2022-07-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)