पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · June 6, 2025 CE

🪷 आज: गङ्गा दशहरा — Gaṅgā Daśaharā
Devī Gaṅgā's descent to earth (Bhagīratha's success). Dasha-pāpa-haraṇī.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.75 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
व्यासप्रसादाच्छ्रुतवानेतद्गुह्यमहं परम्।योगं योगेश्वरात्कृष्णात्साक्षात्कथयतः स्वयम्।।18.75।।
"18.75 Through the blessing of the sage Vyasa, I listened to this secret and noble science from the lips of its Master, the Lord Shri Krishna." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.75'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 Daśamī (10/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya51.40°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
चन्द्र Candra173.27°KanyāHasta P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala119.16°KarkaAśleṣā P4
बुध Budha59.38°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati64.85°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P4
शुक्र Śukra5.27°MeṣaAśvinī P2
शनि Śani336.68°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:46 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:03 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:54 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:43 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:20 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 17 Mins 37 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 42 Mins 23 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:23 – 06:04
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:54 – 06:46
Abhijit Muhūrta11:34 – 12:15
Vijaya Muhūrta13:37 – 14:18
Godhūli Muhūrta16:51 – 17:15
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:03 – 17:29
Amṛta Kāla16:48 – 18:33
Niśīta Muhūrta23:34 – 00:15

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:37 – 11:54
Yamaganda14:29 – 15:46
Gulika Kāla08:03 – 09:20
Varjyam07:11 – 07:28
Dur Muhūrta 09:10 – 09:30

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (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):
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 · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:46 – 08:03 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:03 – 09:20 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:20 – 10:37 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:37 – 11:54 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:54 – 13:12 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:12 – 14:29 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:29 – 15:46 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala15:46 – 17:03 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:03 – 18:46 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg18:46 – 20:29 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:29 – 22:12 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:12 – 23:54 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:54 – 01:37 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:37 – 03:20 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:20 – 05:03 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:03 – 06:46 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872367.27
Julian Day2460832.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2082°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)119.93°
🪷 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 (24.2082°), declination 22.66°, EoT 1.54 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: 2025-06-06 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)