पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · June 23, 2024 CE

🪷 आज: मिथुन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mithuna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Gemini.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 9.12 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
मोघाशा मोघकर्माणो मोघज्ञाना विचेतसः।

राक्षसीमासुरीं चैव प्रकृतिं मोहिनीं श्रिताः।।9.12।।
"9.12 Their hopes are vain, their actions worthless, their knowledge futile; they are without sense, deceitful, barbarous and godless." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.12's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āṣāḍha (Āṣāḍha Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya67.89°MithunaĀrdrā P1
चन्द्र Candra260.53°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala15.65°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
बुध Budha77.49°MithunaĀrdrā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati42.29°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1
शुक्र Śukra72.58°MithunaĀrdrā P2
शनि Śani325.28°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:51 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:04 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:58 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)17:50 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)07:47 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 13 Mins 26 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 46 Mins 34 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:29 – 06:10
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:00 – 06:51
Abhijit Muhūrta11:37 – 12:18
Vijaya Muhūrta13:40 – 14:21
Godhūli Muhūrta16:52 – 17:16
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:04 – 17:30
Amṛta Kāla16:49 – 18:34
Niśīta Muhūrta23:37 – 00:18

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:48 – 17:04
Yamaganda11:58 – 13:14
Gulika Kāla14:31 – 15:48
Varjyam07:17 – 07:33
Dur Muhūrta 09:14 – 09:35

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Śubha (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:51 – 08:08 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala08:08 – 09:24 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:24 – 10:41 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:41 – 11:58 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:58 – 13:14 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:14 – 14:31 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:31 – 15:48 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg15:48 – 17:04 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:04 – 18:48 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga18:48 – 20:31 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:31 – 22:14 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:14 – 23:58 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:58 – 01:41 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:41 – 03:24 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:24 – 05:08 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha05:08 – 06:51 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872019.27
Julian Day2460484.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1949°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)191.64°
🪷 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 (24.1949°), declination 23.42°, EoT -1.87 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: 2024-06-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)