पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · May 18, 2025 CE

🪷 आज: वृषभ सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛṣabha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Taurus.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.56 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
सर्वकर्माण्यपि सदा कुर्वाणो मद्व्यपाश्रयः।मत्प्रसादादवाप्नोति शाश्वतं पदमव्ययम्।।18.56।।
"18.56 Relying on Me in all his action and doing them for My sake, he attains, by My Grace, Eternal and Unchangeable Life." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.56's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2082 Kālayukta
Śaka Saṁvat: 1947 Viśvāvasu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1432
Malayalam Era: 1201
Nanakshahi: 556
Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya33.16°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
चन्द्र Candra273.46°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala109.21°KarkaAśleṣā P1
बुध Budha18.87°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati60.65°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
शुक्र Śukra347.77°MīnaRevatī P1
शनि Śani335.31°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:35 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:09 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:52 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:01 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:46 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 34 Mins 07 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 25 Mins 53 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:11 – 05:53
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:42 – 06:35
Abhijit Muhūrta11:31 – 12:13
Vijaya Muhūrta13:38 – 14:20
Godhūli Muhūrta16:57 – 17:21
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:09 – 17:36
Amṛta Kāla16:54 – 18:39
Niśīta Muhūrta23:31 – 00:13

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:50 – 17:09
Yamaganda11:52 – 13:11
Gulika Kāla14:31 – 15:50
Varjyam07:02 – 07:18
Dur Muhūrta 09:03 – 09:24

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
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 Udveg06:35 – 07:54 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:54 – 09:14 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:14 – 10:33 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:33 – 11:52 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:52 – 13:11 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:11 – 14:31 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:31 – 15:50 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg15:50 – 17:09 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:09 – 18:50 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga18:50 – 20:31 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:31 – 22:11 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:11 – 23:52 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:52 – 01:33 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:33 – 03:14 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:14 – 04:54 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:54 – 06:35 (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 Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872348.27
Julian Day2460813.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2075°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)243.58°
🪷 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 (24.2075°), declination 19.57°, EoT 3.69 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: 2025-05-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)