पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · April 6, 2024 CE

🪷 आज: मीन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mīna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Pisces; Mīna-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.39 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
एतन्मे संशयं कृष्ण छेत्तुमर्हस्यशेषतः।

त्वदन्यः संशयस्यास्य छेत्ता न ह्युपपद्यते।।6.39।।
"6.39 My Lord! Thou art worthy to solve this doubt once and for all; save Thyself there is no one competent to do so." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.39's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2081 Piṅgala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1946 Krodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1431
Malayalam Era: 1200
Nanakshahi: 555
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī (27/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya352.54°MīnaRevatī P2
चन्द्र Candra314.25°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala316.41°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
बुध Budha1.97°MeṣaAśvinī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati24.28°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
शुक्र Śukra336.59°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
शनि Śani320.06°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:10 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:47 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:59 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:03 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:48 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 37 Mins 23 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 22 Mins 37 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:37 – 05:24
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:12 – 06:10
Abhijit Muhūrta11:35 – 12:22
Vijaya Muhūrta13:55 – 14:41
Godhūli Muhūrta17:35 – 17:59
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:47 – 18:16
Amṛta Kāla17:32 – 19:17
Niśīta Muhūrta23:35 – 00:22

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:04 – 10:32
Yamaganda13:26 – 14:53
Gulika Kāla06:10 – 07:37
Varjyam06:39 – 06:58
Dur Muhūrta 08:53 – 09:16

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Śubha (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:10 – 07:37 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:37 – 09:04 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:04 – 10:32 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:32 – 11:59 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:59 – 13:26 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:26 – 14:53 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:53 – 16:20 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:20 – 17:47 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:47 – 19:20 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:20 – 20:53 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:53 – 22:26 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:26 – 23:59 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:59 – 01:32 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:32 – 03:04 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:04 – 04:37 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:37 – 06:10 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: -29.8587°
Longitude: 31.0218°
Timezone: UTC+2

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871941.27
Julian Day2460406.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1919°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)323.83°
🪷 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 (24.1919°), declination 6.58°, EoT -2.79 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: 2024-04-06 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)