पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · April 22, 2025 CE

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BG 18.30 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

प्रवृत्तिं च निवृत्तिं च कार्याकार्ये भयाभये।बन्धं मोक्षं च या वेत्ति बुद्धिः सा पार्थ सात्त्विकी।।18.30।।

"18.30 That intellect which understands the creation and dissolution of life, what actions should be done and what not, which discriminates between fear and fearlessness, bondage and deliverance, that is Pure." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.30's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2082 Kālayukta

Śaka Saṁvat: 1947 Viśvāvasu

Bengali Saṁvat: 1432

Malayalam Era: 1201

Nanakshahi: 556

Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Navamī (24/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Śravaṇa Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)	Gara
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	7.97°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P3
चन्द्र Candra	289.85°	Makara	Śravaṇa P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	97.02°	Karka	Puṣya P2
बुध Budha	340.29°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	55.36°	Vṛṣabha	Mr̥gaśirā P1
शुक्र Śukra	331.59°	Mīna	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani	332.79°	Mīna	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:19 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:30 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:55 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	00:00 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)	13:24 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 10 Mins 45 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 49 Mins 15 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:50 – 05:34
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:23 – 06:19
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:32 – 12:17
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:46 – 14:31
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:18 – 17:42
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:30 – 17:58
Amṛta Kāla	17:15 – 19:00
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:32 – 00:17

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	14:42 – 16:06
Yamaganda	09:07 – 10:31
Gulika Kāla	11:55 – 13:18
Varjyam	06:47 – 07:05
Dur Muhūrta	08:56 – 09:18

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga	06:19 – 07:43 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	07:43 – 09:07 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	09:07 – 10:31 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	10:31 – 11:55 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	11:55 – 13:18 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	13:18 – 14:42 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	14:42 – 16:06 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	16:06 – 17:30 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	17:30 – 19:06 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	19:06 – 20:42 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	20:42 – 22:18 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	22:18 – 23:55 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	23:55 – 01:31 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	01:31 – 03:07 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	03:07 – 04:43 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	04:43 – 06:19 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: -29.8587°

Longitude: 31.0218°

Timezone: UTC+2

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Maṅgala Walk (मङ्गल यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1872322.27
Julian Day	2460787.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2065°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	285.17°

🪷 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 (24.2065°), declination 12.23°, EoT 1.40 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: 2025-04-22 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)