पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · April 13, 2025 CE

🪷 आज: मीन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mīna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Pisces; Mīna-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.21 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
पृथक्त्वेन तु यज्ज्ञानं नानाभावान्पृथग्विधान्।वेत्ति सर्वेषु भूतेषु तज्ज्ञानं विद्धि राजसम्।।18.21।।
"18.21 The knowledge which thinks of the manifold existence in all beings as separate - that comes from Passion." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.21's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2082 Kālayukta
Śaka Saṁvat: 1947 Viśvāvasu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1432
Malayalam Era: 1201
Nanakshahi: 556
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya359.17°MīnaRevatī P4
चन्द्र Candra179.45°KanyāCitrā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala93.33°KarkaPuṣya P1
बुध Budha333.65°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati53.71°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
शुक्र Śukra330.08°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani331.79°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:14 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:40 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:57 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)17:34 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)06:22 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 25 Mins 42 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 34 Mins 18 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:42 – 05:28
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:17 – 06:14
Abhijit Muhūrta11:34 – 12:20
Vijaya Muhūrta13:51 – 14:37
Godhūli Muhūrta17:28 – 17:52
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:40 – 18:08
Amṛta Kāla17:25 – 19:10
Niśīta Muhūrta23:34 – 00:20

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:14 – 17:40
Yamaganda11:57 – 13:22
Gulika Kāla14:48 – 16:14
Varjyam06:42 – 07:01
Dur Muhūrta 08:54 – 09:17

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:14 – 07:40 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:40 – 09:05 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:05 – 10:31 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:31 – 11:57 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:57 – 13:22 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:22 – 14:48 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:48 – 16:14 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:14 – 17:40 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:40 – 19:14 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:14 – 20:48 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:48 – 22:22 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:22 – 23:57 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:57 – 01:31 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:31 – 03:05 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:05 – 04:40 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:40 – 06:14 (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)1872313.27
Julian Day2460778.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2062°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)181.61°
🪷 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 (24.2062°), declination 9.08°, EoT -0.77 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: 2025-04-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)