पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · June 19, 2024 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 9.8 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga

प्रकृतिं स्वामवष्टभ्य विसृजामि पुनः पुनः।

भूतग्राममिमं कृत्स्नमवशं प्रकृतेर्वशात्।।9.8।।

"9.8 With the help of Nature, again and again I pour forth the whole multitude of beings, whether they will or no, for they are ruled by My Will." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 9.8's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āṣāḍha (Āṣāḍha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2081 Piṅgala

Śaka Saṁvat: 1946 Krodhi

Bengali Saṁvat: 1431

Malayalam Era: 1200

Nanakshahi: 555

Solar Month: Mithuna (Āni)

Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Viśākhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)	Bālava
वार (Vāra)	Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	64.07°	Mithuna	Mr̥gaśirā P4
चन्द्र Candra	207.57°	Tulā	Viśākhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	12.72°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P4
बुध Budha	69.06°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	41.39°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P1
शुक्र Śukra	67.67°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P1
शनि Śani	325.22°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:50 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:04 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:57 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	14:45 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)	04:17 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 13 Mins 25 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 46 Mins 35 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:28 – 06:09
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:59 – 06:50
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:36 – 12:17
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:39 – 14:20
Godhūli Muhūrta	16:52 – 17:16
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:04 – 17:29
Amṛta Kāla	16:49 – 18:34
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:36 – 00:17

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	11:57 – 13:14
Yamaganda	08:07 – 09:24
Gulika Kāla	10:40 – 11:57
Varjyam	07:16 – 07:32
Dur Muhūrta	09:13 – 09:34

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: North

Rāhu Vāsa: South-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Dhātṛ (Auspicious)

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):
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 · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha	06:50 – 08:07 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta	08:07 – 09:24 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla	09:24 – 10:40 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha	10:40 – 11:57 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga	11:57 – 13:14 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg	13:14 – 14:30 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala	14:30 – 15:47 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha	15:47 – 17:04 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg	17:04 – 18:47 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala	18:47 – 20:30 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha	20:30 – 22:14 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta	22:14 – 23:57 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla	23:57 – 01:40 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha	01:40 – 03:24 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga	03:24 – 05:07 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg	05:07 – 06:50 (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 Śukla Dvādaśī + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:

-0562-04-11 — Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1872015.27
Julian Day	2460480.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1948°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	143.06°

🪷 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 (24.1948°), declination 23.43°, EoT -1.03 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: 2024-06-19 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)