पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · July 17, 2023 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 1.8 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga

भवान्भीष्मश्च कर्णश्च कृपश्च समितिञ्जयः।

अश्वत्थामा विकर्णश्च सौमदत्तिस्तथैव च।।1.8।।

"1.8 You come first; then Bheeshma, Karna, Kripa, great soldiers; Ashwaththama, Vikarna and the son of Somadhatta;" — Shri Purohit Swami

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तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala

Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana

Bengali Saṁvat: 1430

Malayalam Era: 1199

Nanakshahi: 554

Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)

Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Punarvasu Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)	Catuṣpāda
वार (Vāra)	Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	90.07°	Karka	Punarvasu P4
चन्द्र Candra	81.88°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	129.49°	Siṃha	Maghā P3
बुध Budha	106.51°	Karka	Puṣya P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	17.66°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P2
शुक्र Śukra	123.39°	Siṃha	Maghā P2
शनि Śani	312.42°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:49 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:14 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:02 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	06:21 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)	16:37 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 25 Mins 11 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 34 Mins 49 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:26 – 06:07
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:57 – 06:49
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:41 – 12:23
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:46 – 14:28
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:02 – 17:26
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:14 – 17:40
Amṛta Kāla	16:59 – 18:44
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:41 – 00:23

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	08:07 – 09:25
Yamaganda	10:44 – 12:02
Gulika Kāla	13:20 – 14:38
Varjyam	07:15 – 07:32
Dur Muhūrta	09:15 – 09:36

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: South

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)

Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta	06:49 – 08:07 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla	08:07 – 09:25 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha	09:25 – 10:44 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga	10:44 – 12:02 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg	12:02 – 13:20 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala	13:20 – 14:38 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha	14:38 – 15:56 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta	15:56 – 17:14 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala	17:14 – 18:56 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha	18:56 – 20:38 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta	20:38 – 22:20 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla	22:20 – 00:02 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha	00:02 – 01:44 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga	01:44 – 03:25 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg	03:25 – 05:07 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala	05:07 – 06:49 (neutral)

Coordinates

Latitude: -29.8587°

Longitude: 31.0218°

Timezone: UTC+2

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Candra Walk (चन्द्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā + Punarvasu alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-20 — Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā)

-1626101-04-03 — Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Punarvasu)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1871677.27
Julian Day	2460142.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1818°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	352.85°

🪷 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 (24.1818°), declination 21.26°, EoT -5.77 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: 2023-07-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)