पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · June 13, 2025 CE

🪷 आज: वृषभ सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛṣabha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Taurus.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.4 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
अत्र शूरा महेष्वासा भीमार्जुनसमा युधि।

युयुधानो विराटश्च द्रुपदश्च महारथः।।1.4।।
"1.4 In it are heroes and great bowmen; the equals in battle of Arjuna and Bheema, Yuyudhana, Virata and Drupada, great soldiers all;" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.4'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 Dvitīyā (17/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya58.10°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
चन्द्र Candra257.79°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala122.99°SiṃhaMaghā P1
बुध Budha73.46°MithunaĀrdrā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati66.44°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P4
शुक्र Śukra12.33°MeṣaAśvinī P4
शनि Śani337.05°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:48 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:03 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:56 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)18:15 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:14 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 14 Mins 35 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 45 Mins 25 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:26 – 06:07
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:57 – 06:48
Abhijit Muhūrta11:35 – 12:16
Vijaya Muhūrta13:38 – 14:19
Godhūli Muhūrta16:51 – 17:15
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:03 – 17:29
Amṛta Kāla16:48 – 18:33
Niśīta Muhūrta23:35 – 00:16

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:39 – 11:56
Yamaganda14:29 – 15:46
Gulika Kāla08:05 – 09:22
Varjyam07:14 – 07:30
Dur Muhūrta 09:12 – 09:32

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Maitra (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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:48 – 08:05 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:05 – 09:22 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:22 – 10:39 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:39 – 11:56 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:56 – 13:13 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:13 – 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 – 22:13 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:13 – 23:56 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:56 – 01:39 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:39 – 03:22 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:22 – 05:05 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:05 – 06:48 (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)1872374.27
Julian Day2460839.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2085°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)200.81°
🪷 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 (24.2085°), declination 23.21°, EoT 0.22 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: 2025-06-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)