पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · June 4, 2025 CE

🪷 आज: वृषभ सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛṣabha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Taurus.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.73 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाचनष्टो मोहः स्मृतिर्लब्धा त्वत्प्रसादान्मयाच्युत।स्थितोऽस्मि गतसन्देहः करिष्ये वचनं तव।।18.73।।
"18.73 Arjuna replied: My Lord! O Immutable One! My delusion has fled. By Thy Grace, O Changeless One, the light has dawned. My doubts are gone, and I stand before Thee ready to do Thy will."" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.73's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Śukla 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)Śukla Navamī (9/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya49.49°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
चन्द्र Candra149.42°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala118.08°KarkaAśleṣā P4
बुध Budha55.08°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati64.40°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P4
शुक्र Śukra3.30°MeṣaAśvinī P1
शनि Śani336.56°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:45 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:03 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:54 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:37 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:31 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 18 Mins 49 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 41 Mins 11 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:22 – 06:03
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:53 – 06:45
Abhijit Muhūrta11:33 – 12:15
Vijaya Muhūrta13:37 – 14:18
Godhūli Muhūrta16:51 – 17:15
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:03 – 17:29
Amṛta Kāla16:48 – 18:33
Niśīta Muhūrta23:33 – 00:15

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:54 – 13:11
Yamaganda08:02 – 09:19
Gulika Kāla10:37 – 11:54
Varjyam07:10 – 07:27
Dur Muhūrta 09:09 – 09:30

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mātaṇga (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):
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 · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:45 – 08:02 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:02 – 09:19 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:19 – 10:37 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:37 – 11:54 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:54 – 13:11 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:11 – 14:29 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:29 – 15:46 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha15:46 – 17:03 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:03 – 18:46 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala18:46 – 20:29 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:29 – 22:11 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:11 – 23:54 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:54 – 01:37 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:37 – 03:19 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:19 – 05:02 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:02 – 06:45 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: -29.8587°
Longitude: 31.0218°
Timezone: UTC+2

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Navamī + Uttara Phalgunī alignment also occurred on:
-1626101-04-03Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Śukla Navamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872365.27
Julian Day2460830.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2081°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)97.74°
🪷 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 (24.2081°), declination 22.44°, EoT 1.89 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: 2025-06-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)