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

🪷 आज: मिथुन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mithuna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Gemini.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 9.24 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
अहं हि सर्वयज्ञानां भोक्ता च प्रभुरेव च।

न तु मामभिजानन्ति तत्त्वेनातश्च्यवन्ति ते।।9.24।।
"9.24 I am the willing recipient of sacrifice, and I am its true Lord. But these do not know me in truth, and so they sink back." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.24'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 Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Catuṣpāda
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya79.33°MithunaĀrdrā P4
चन्द्र Candra68.09°MithunaĀrdrā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala24.31°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
बुध Budha99.72°KarkaPuṣya P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati44.90°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
शुक्र Śukra87.32°MithunaPunarvasu P3
शनि Śani325.29°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:52 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:09 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:00 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:10 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:21 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 17 Mins 08 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 42 Mins 52 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:29 – 06:10
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:00 – 06:52
Abhijit Muhūrta11:40 – 12:21
Vijaya Muhūrta13:43 – 14:24
Godhūli Muhūrta16:57 – 17:21
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:09 – 17:34
Amṛta Kāla16:54 – 18:39
Niśīta Muhūrta23:40 – 00:21

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:43 – 12:00
Yamaganda14:34 – 15:52
Gulika Kāla08:09 – 09:26
Varjyam07:17 – 07:34
Dur Muhūrta 09:16 – 09:36

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:52 – 08:09 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:09 – 09:26 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:26 – 10:43 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:43 – 12:00 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:00 – 13:17 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:17 – 14:34 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:34 – 15:52 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala15:52 – 17:09 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:09 – 18:52 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg18:52 – 20:34 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:34 – 22:17 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:17 – 00:00 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:00 – 01:43 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:43 – 03:26 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:26 – 05:09 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:09 – 06:52 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā + Ārdrā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872031.27
Julian Day2460496.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1954°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)350.41°
🪷 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 (24.1954°), declination 22.75°, EoT -4.19 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: 2024-07-05 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)