पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · June 24, 2024 CE

🪷 आज: मिथुन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mithuna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Gemini.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 9.13 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
महात्मानस्तु मां पार्थ दैवीं प्रकृतिमाश्रिताः।

भजन्त्यनन्यमनसो ज्ञात्वा भूतादिमव्ययम्।।9.13।।
"9.13 But the Great Souls, O Arjuna! Filled with My Divine Spirit, they worship Me, they fix their minds on Me and on Me alone, for they know that I am the imperishable Source of being." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.13'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 Tṛtīyā (18/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya68.84°MithunaĀrdrā P1
चन्द्र Candra274.43°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala16.38°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
बुध Budha79.53°MithunaĀrdrā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati42.51°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1
शुक्र Śukra73.81°MithunaĀrdrā P3
शनि Śani325.29°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:51 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:05 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:58 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)18:48 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:33 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 13 Mins 32 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 46 Mins 28 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:29 – 06:10
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:00 – 06:51
Abhijit Muhūrta11:38 – 12:18
Vijaya Muhūrta13:40 – 14:21
Godhūli Muhūrta16:53 – 17:17
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:05 – 17:30
Amṛta Kāla16:50 – 18:35
Niśīta Muhūrta23:38 – 00:18

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:08 – 09:25
Yamaganda10:41 – 11:58
Gulika Kāla13:15 – 14:31
Varjyam07:17 – 07:33
Dur Muhūrta 09:14 – 09:35

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (Inauspicious)
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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:51 – 08:08 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:08 – 09:25 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:25 – 10:41 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:41 – 11:58 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:58 – 13:15 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:15 – 14:31 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:31 – 15:48 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta15:48 – 17:05 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:05 – 18:48 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha18:48 – 20:31 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:31 – 22:15 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:15 – 23:58 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:58 – 01:41 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:41 – 03:25 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:25 – 05:08 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:08 – 06:51 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872020.27
Julian Day2460485.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1950°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)204.49°
🪷 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 (24.1950°), declination 23.40°, EoT -2.08 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: 2024-06-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)