पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · June 4, 2023 CE

Also observed today

वृषभ सङ्क्रान्ति · Vṛṣabha SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 18.43 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

शौर्यं तेजो धृतिर्दाक्ष्यं युद्धे चाप्यपलायनम्।दानमीश्वरभावश्च क्षात्रं कर्म स्वभावजम्।।18.43।।

"18.43 Valour, glory, firmness, skill, generosity, steadiness in battle and ability to rule - these constitute the duty of a soldier. They flow from his own nature." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.43's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala

Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana

Bengali Saṁvat: 1430

Malayalam Era: 1199

Nanakshahi: 554

Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Pūrṇimā (15/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Anurādhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	49.02°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P3
चन्द्र Candra	227.58°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	103.79°	Karka	Puṣya P4
बुध Budha	24.67°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	9.89°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P3
शुक्र Śukra	94.05°	Karka	Puṣya P1
शनि Śani	312.95°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:44 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:04 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:54 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	16:51 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)	06:45 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 19 Mins 09 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 40 Mins 51 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:22 – 06:03
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:53 – 06:44
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:33 – 12:15
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:37 – 14:18
Godhūli Muhūrta	16:52 – 17:16
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:04 – 17:29
Amṛta Kāla	16:49 – 18:34
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:33 – 00:15

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	15:46 – 17:04
Yamaganda	11:54 – 13:11
Gulika Kāla	14:29 – 15:46
Varjyam	07:10 – 07:27
Dur Muhūrta	09:09 – 09:30

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: North-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg	06:44 – 08:02 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	08:02 – 09:19 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	09:19 – 10:37 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:37 – 11:54 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	11:54 – 13:11 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:11 – 14:29 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	14:29 – 15:46 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	15:46 – 17:04 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	17:04 – 18:46 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	18:46 – 20:29 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	20:29 – 22:11 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:11 – 23:54 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	23:54 – 01:37 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:37 – 03:19 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	03:19 – 05:02 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	05:02 – 06:44 (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 Śukla Pūrṇimā + Anurādhā alignment also occurred on:

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

-0562-04-11 — Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1871634.27
Julian Day	2460099.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1802°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	177.42°

🪷 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 (24.1802°), declination 22.38°, EoT 1.89 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: 2023-06-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)