पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · July 21, 2024 CE

Also observed today

कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति · Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)Pan-Hindu
झूलन पूर्णिमा · Jhūlan Pūrṇimā (Rādhā-Krishna swing)Vaishnava
ऋग्वेद उपाकर्मन् · Ṛg-Veda UpākarmanSmarta
यजुर्वेद उपाकर्मन् · Yajur-Veda UpākarmanSmarta
हयग्रीव जयन्ती · Hayagrīva JayantīVaishnava

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 10.6 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga

महर्षयः सप्त पूर्वे चत्वारो मनवस्तथा।

मद्भावा मानसा जाता येषां लोक इमाः प्रजाः।।10.6।।

"10.6 The seven Great Seers,* the Progenitors of mankind, the Ancient Four,** and the Lawgivers were born of My Will and come forth direct from Me. The race of mankind has sprung from them. [* Mareechi, Atri, Angira, Pulah, Kratu, Pulastya, Vahishta. ** The Masters: Sanak, Sananda…" — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 10.6's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2081 Piṅgala

Śaka Saṁvat: 1946 Krodhi

Bengali Saṁvat: 1431

Malayalam Era: 1200

Nanakshahi: 555

Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)

Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Pūrṇimā (15/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	94.59°	Karka	Puṣya P1
चन्द्र Candra	269.39°	Dhanu	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	35.58°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P3
बुध Budha	121.20°	Siṃha	Maghā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	48.17°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra	106.97°	Karka	Aśleṣā P1
शनि Śani	324.94°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:47 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:17 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:02 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	16:46 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)	06:36 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 29 Mins 45 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 30 Mins 15 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:23 – 06:05
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:55 – 06:47
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:41 – 12:23
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:47 – 14:29
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:05 – 17:29
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:17 – 17:43
Amṛta Kāla	17:02 – 18:47
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:41 – 00:23

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	15:58 – 17:17
Yamaganda	12:02 – 13:21
Gulika Kāla	14:39 – 15:58
Varjyam	07:13 – 07:30
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: Amṛta (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)

Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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 · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg	06:47 – 08:06 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	08:06 – 09:25 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	09:25 – 10:43 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:43 – 12:02 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	12:02 – 13:21 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:21 – 14:39 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	14:39 – 15:58 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	15:58 – 17:17 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	17:17 – 18:58 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	18:58 – 20:39 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	20:39 – 22:21 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:21 – 00:02 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	00:02 – 01:43 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:43 – 03:25 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	03:25 – 05:06 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	05:06 – 06:47 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: -29.8587°

Longitude: 31.0218°

Timezone: UTC+2

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Sūrya Walk (सूर्य यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Pūrṇimā + Uttara Āṣāḍhā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-04 — Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1872047.27
Julian Day	2460512.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1960°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	173.68°

🪷 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 (24.1960°), declination 20.40°, EoT -6.05 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: 2024-07-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)