पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · May 25, 2025 CE

Also observed today

प्रदोष व्रत · Pradoṣa VrataShaiva

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 18.63 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

इति ते ज्ञानमाख्यातं गुह्याद्गुह्यतरं मया।विमृश्यैतदशेषेण यथेच्छसि तथा कुरु।।18.63।।

"18.63 Thus have I revealed to thee the Truth, the Mystery of mysteries. Having thought it over, thou art free to act as thou wilt." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.63'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 Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Aśvinī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)	Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	39.90°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P4
चन्द्र Candra	10.42°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	112.79°	Karka	Aśleṣā P2
बुध Budha	33.17°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	62.18°	Mithuna	Mr̥gaśirā P3
शुक्र Śukra	353.87°	Mīna	Revatī P3
शनि Śani	335.87°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:39 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:06 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:53 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	04:23 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)	15:27 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 26 Mins 46 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 33 Mins 14 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:16 – 05:58
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:47 – 06:39
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:32 – 12:14
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:37 – 14:19
Godhūli Muhūrta	16:54 – 17:18
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:06 – 17:32
Amṛta Kāla	16:51 – 18:36
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:32 – 00:14

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	15:48 – 17:06
Yamaganda	11:53 – 13:11
Gulika Kāla	14:29 – 15:48
Varjyam	07:05 – 07:22
Dur Muhūrta	09:06 – 09:26

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg	06:39 – 07:58 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	07:58 – 09:16 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	09:16 – 10:34 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:34 – 11:53 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	11:53 – 13:11 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:11 – 14:29 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	14:29 – 15:48 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	15:48 – 17:06 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	17:06 – 18:48 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	18:48 – 20:29 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	20:29 – 22:11 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:11 – 23:53 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	23:53 – 01:34 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:34 – 03:16 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	03:16 – 04:58 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	04:58 – 06:39 (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 Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:

-3101-02-18 — Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1872355.27
Julian Day	2460820.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2078°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	332.54°

🪷 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 (24.2078°), declination 20.97°, EoT 3.22 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: 2025-05-25 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)