पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · June 8, 2025 CE

🪷 आज: वृषभ सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛṣabha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Taurus.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.77 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
तच्च संस्मृत्य संस्मृत्य रूपमत्यद्भुतं हरेः।

विस्मयो मे महान् राजन् हृष्यामि च पुनः पुनः।।18.77।।
"18.77 As memory recalls again and again the exceeding beauty of the Lord, I am filled with amazement and happiness." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.77'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 Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya53.32°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
चन्द्र Candra196.89°TulāSvātī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala120.24°SiṃhaMaghā P1
बुध Budha63.57°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati65.30°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P4
शुक्र Śukra7.26°MeṣaAśvinī P3
शनि Śani336.79°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)11:55 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:50 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:08 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 16 Mins 34 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 43 Mins 26 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:24 – 06:05
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:55 – 06:46
Abhijit Muhūrta11:34 – 12:15
Vijaya Muhūrta13:37 – 14:19
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 Kāla15:46 – 17:03
Yamaganda11:55 – 13:12
Gulika Kāla14:29 – 15:46
Varjyam07:12 – 07:29
Dur Muhūrta 09:10 – 09:31

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:46 – 08:04 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala08:04 – 09:21 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:21 – 10:38 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:38 – 11:55 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:55 – 13:12 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:12 – 14:29 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:29 – 15:46 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg15:46 – 17:03 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:03 – 18:46 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga18:46 – 20:29 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:29 – 22:12 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:12 – 23:55 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:55 – 01:38 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:38 – 03:21 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:21 – 05:04 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha05:04 – 06:46 (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)1872369.27
Julian Day2460834.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2083°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)142.32°
🪷 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 (24.2083°), declination 22.85°, EoT 1.18 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: 2025-06-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)