पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · June 5, 2024 CE

Also observed today

मासिक शिवरात्रि · Māsika ŚivarātriShaiva

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 8.22 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga

पुरुषः स परः पार्थ भक्त्या लभ्यस्त्वनन्यया।

यस्यान्तःस्थानि भूतानि येन सर्वमिदं ततम्।।8.22।।

"8.22 O Arjuna! That Highest God, in Whom all beings abide, and Who pervades the entire universe, is reached only by wholehearted devotion. [The following material (between the asterisks) is an example of what may be a "doctored' inclusion. It does not jibe with the rest of the ma…" — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 8.22'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 Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Kṛttikā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)	Śakuni
वार (Vāra)	Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	50.69°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P4
चन्द्र Candra	31.40°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	2.36°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P1
बुध Budha	38.77°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	38.18°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P4
शुक्र Śukra	50.47°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P4
शनि Śani	324.81°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā 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)	05:20 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)	15:54 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 18 Mins 04 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 41 Mins 56 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:23 – 06:04
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:54 – 06:45
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:34 – 12:15
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:37 – 14:18
Godhūli Muhūrta	16:51 – 17:15
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:03 – 17:29
Amṛta Kāla	16:48 – 18:33
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:34 – 00:15

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	11:54 – 13:11
Yamaganda	08:02 – 09:20
Gulika Kāla	10:37 – 11:54
Varjyam	07:11 – 07:27
Dur Muhūrta	09:09 – 09:30

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: South-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (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):
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 Labha	06:45 – 08:02 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta	08:02 – 09:20 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla	09:20 – 10:37 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha	10:37 – 11:54 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga	11:54 – 13:11 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg	13:11 – 14:29 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala	14:29 – 15:46 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha	15:46 – 17:03 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg	17:03 – 18:46 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala	18:46 – 20:29 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha	20:29 – 22:11 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta	22:11 – 23:54 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla	23:54 – 01:37 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha	01:37 – 03:20 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga	03:20 – 05:02 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg	05:02 – 06:45 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: -29.8587°

Longitude: 31.0218°

Timezone: UTC+2

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Budha Walk (बुध यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī + 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	5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1872001.27
Julian Day	2460466.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1942°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	342.60°

🪷 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 (24.1942°), declination 22.58°, EoT 1.72 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: 2024-06-05 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)