पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · June 16, 2023 CE

Also observed today

प्रदोष व्रत · Pradoṣa VrataShaiva

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 18.55 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

भक्त्या मामभिजानाति यावान्यश्चास्मि तत्त्वतः।ततो मां तत्त्वतो ज्ञात्वा विशते तदनन्तरम्।।18.55।।

"18.55 By such devotion, he sees Me, who I am and what I am; and thus realising the Truth, he enters My Kingdom." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.55's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āṣāḍha (Āṣāḍha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala

Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana

Bengali Saṁvat: 1430

Malayalam Era: 1199

Nanakshahi: 554

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)	Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	60.50°	Mithuna	Mr̥gaśirā P3
चन्द्र Candra	35.41°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	110.83°	Karka	Aśleṣā P2
बुध Budha	43.20°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	12.35°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P4
शुक्र Śukra	104.98°	Karka	Puṣya P4
शनि Śani	313.10°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P2

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)	05:01 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)	15:30 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 13 Mins 56 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 46 Mins 04 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:27 – 06:08
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:58 – 06:49
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:36 – 12:17
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:39 – 14:20
Godhūli Muhūrta	16:51 – 17:15
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:03 – 17:29
Amṛta Kāla	16:48 – 18:33
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:36 – 00:17

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	10:40 – 11:56
Yamaganda	14:30 – 15:47
Gulika Kāla	08:06 – 09:23
Varjyam	07:15 – 07:31
Dur Muhūrta	09:13 – 09:33

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)

Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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 Chala	06:49 – 08:06 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	08:06 – 09:23 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	09:23 – 10:40 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	10:40 – 11:56 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	11:56 – 13:13 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	13:13 – 14:30 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	14:30 – 15:47 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	15:47 – 17:03 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	17:03 – 18:47 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	18:47 – 20:30 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	20:30 – 22:13 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	22:13 – 23:56 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	23:56 – 01:40 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	01:40 – 03:23 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	03:23 – 05:06 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	05:06 – 06:49 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: -29.8587°

Longitude: 31.0218°

Timezone: UTC+2

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śukra Walk (शुक्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 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	5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1871646.27
Julian Day	2460111.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1806°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	335.51°

🪷 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 (24.1806°), declination 23.33°, EoT -0.40 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: 2023-06-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)