पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · June 6, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: वृषभ सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛṣabha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Taurus.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.45 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
स्वे स्वे कर्मण्यभिरतः संसिद्धिं लभते नरः।स्वकर्मनिरतः सिद्धिं यथा विन्दति तच्छृणु।।18.45।।
"18.45 Perfection is attained when each attends diligently to his duty. Listen and I will tell you how it is attained by him who always minds his own duty." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.45's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā (17/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya50.94°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
चन्द्र Candra256.47°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala104.96°KarkaPuṣya P4
बुध Budha27.28°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati10.31°MeṣaAśvinī P4
शुक्र Śukra95.96°KarkaPuṣya P1
शनि Śani313.00°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:45 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:03 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:54 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)18:37 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:36 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 17 Mins 55 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 42 Mins 05 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:23 – 06:04
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:54 – 06:45
Abhijit Muhūrta11:34 – 12:15
Vijaya Muhūrta13:37 – 14:19
Godhūli Muhūrta16:51 – 17:15
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:03 – 17:29
Amṛta Kāla16:48 – 18:33
Niśīta Muhūrta23:34 – 00:15

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:29 – 15:46
Yamaganda09:20 – 10:37
Gulika Kāla11:54 – 13:12
Varjyam07:11 – 07:28
Dur Muhūrta 09:10 – 09:30

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:45 – 08:03 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:03 – 09:20 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:20 – 10:37 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:37 – 11:54 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:54 – 13:12 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:12 – 14:29 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:29 – 15:46 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga15:46 – 17:03 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:03 – 18:46 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha18:46 – 20:29 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:29 – 22:12 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:12 – 23:54 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:54 – 01:37 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:37 – 03:20 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:20 – 05:03 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:03 – 06:45 (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 Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871636.27
Julian Day2460101.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1803°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)203.65°
🪷 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 (24.1803°), declination 22.61°, EoT 1.54 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: 2023-06-06 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)