पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · June 17, 2025 CE

🪷 आज: मिथुन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mithuna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Gemini.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.8 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
भवान्भीष्मश्च कर्णश्च कृपश्च समितिञ्जयः।

अश्वत्थामा विकर्णश्च सौमदत्तिस्तथैव च।।1.8।।
"1.8 You come first; then Bheeshma, Karna, Kripa, great soldiers; Ashwaththama, Vikarna and the son of Somadhatta;" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.8's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āṣāḍha (Āṣāḍha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2082 Kālayukta
Śaka Saṁvat: 1947 Viśvāvasu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1432
Malayalam Era: 1201
Nanakshahi: 556
Solar Month: Mithuna (Āni)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya61.92°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
चन्द्र Candra309.60°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala125.22°SiṃhaMaghā P2
बुध Budha80.67°MithunaPunarvasu P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati67.35°MithunaĀrdrā P1
शुक्र Śukra16.47°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
शनि Śani337.24°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:50 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:03 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:57 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)22:01 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:53 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 13 Mins 40 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 46 Mins 20 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:28 – 06:09
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:59 – 06:50
Abhijit Muhūrta11:36 – 12:17
Vijaya Muhūrta13:39 – 14:20
Godhūli Muhūrta16:51 – 17:15
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:03 – 17:29
Amṛta Kāla16:48 – 18:33
Niśīta Muhūrta23:36 – 00:17

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:30 – 15:47
Yamaganda09:23 – 10:40
Gulika Kāla11:57 – 13:13
Varjyam07:15 – 07:32
Dur Muhūrta 09:13 – 09:33

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Prajāpati (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
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 · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:50 – 08:06 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:06 – 09:23 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:23 – 10:40 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:40 – 11:57 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:57 – 13:13 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:13 – 14:30 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:30 – 15:47 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga15:47 – 17:03 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:03 – 18:47 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha18:47 – 20:30 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:30 – 22:13 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:13 – 23:57 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:57 – 01:40 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:40 – 03:23 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:23 – 05:06 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:06 – 06:50 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872378.27
Julian Day2460843.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2086°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)249.99°
🪷 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 (24.2086°), declination 23.38°, EoT -0.61 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: 2025-06-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)