पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · June 3, 2024 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 8.20 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga

परस्तस्मात्तु भावोऽन्योऽव्यक्तोऽव्यक्तात्सनातनः।

यः स सर्वेषु भूतेषु नश्यत्सु न विनश्यति।।8.20।।

"8.20 In truth, therefore, there is the Eternal Unmanifest, which is beyond and above the Unmanifest Spirit of Creation, which is never destroyed when all these being perish." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 8.20's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2081 Piṅgala

Śaka Saṁvat: 1946 Krodhi

Bengali Saṁvat: 1431

Malayalam Era: 1200

Nanakshahi: 555

Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī (27/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Aśvinī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)	Kaulava
वार (Vāra)	Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	48.78°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P3
चन्द्र Candra	2.89°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	0.86°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P1
बुध Budha	34.77°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	37.72°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P4
शुक्र Śukra	48.02°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P3
शनि Śani	324.73°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā 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)	03:12 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)	14:29 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 19 Mins 18 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 40 Mins 42 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	08:02 – 09:19
Yamaganda	10:36 – 11:54
Gulika Kāla	13:11 – 14:29
Varjyam	07:10 – 07:27
Dur Muhūrta	09:09 – 09:29

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta	06:44 – 08:02 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla	08:02 – 09:19 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha	09:19 – 10:36 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga	10:36 – 11:54 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg	11:54 – 13:11 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala	13:11 – 14:29 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha	14:29 – 15:46 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta	15:46 – 17:04 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala	17:04 – 18:46 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha	18:46 – 20:29 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta	20:29 – 22:11 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla	22:11 – 23:54 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha	23:54 – 01:36 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga	01:36 – 03:19 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg	03:19 – 05:02 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala	05:02 – 06:44 (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 Dvādaśī + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:

-3101-02-18 — Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1871999.27
Julian Day	2460464.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1941°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	315.85°

🪷 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 (24.1941°), declination 22.35°, EoT 2.05 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: 2024-06-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)