पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · June 20, 2025 CE

🪷 आज: मिथुन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mithuna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Gemini.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.11 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
अयनेषु च सर्वेषु यथाभागमवस्थिताः।

भीष्ममेवाभिरक्षन्तु भवन्तः सर्व एव हि।।1.11।।
"1.11 Therefore in the rank and file, let stand firm in their posts, according to battalions; and all you generals about Bheeshma." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.11'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 Daśamī (25/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Revatī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya64.78°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P4
चन्द्र Candra350.88°MīnaRevatī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala126.90°SiṃhaMaghā P3
बुध Budha85.66°MithunaPunarvasu P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati68.03°MithunaĀrdrā P1
शुक्र Śukra19.62°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
शनि Śani337.36°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:50 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:04 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:57 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:13 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:51 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 13 Mins 22 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 46 Mins 38 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:29 – 06:10
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:59 – 06:50
Abhijit Muhūrta11:37 – 12:18
Vijaya Muhūrta13:39 – 14:20
Godhūli Muhūrta16:52 – 17:16
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:04 – 17:29
Amṛta Kāla16:49 – 18:34
Niśīta Muhūrta23:37 – 00:18

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:40 – 11:57
Yamaganda14:30 – 15:47
Gulika Kāla08:07 – 09:24
Varjyam07:16 – 07:32
Dur Muhūrta 09:14 – 09:34

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (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 · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:50 – 08:07 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:07 – 09:24 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:24 – 10:40 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:40 – 11:57 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:57 – 13:14 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:14 – 14:30 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:30 – 15:47 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala15:47 – 17:04 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:04 – 18:47 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg18:47 – 20:30 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:30 – 22:14 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:14 – 23:57 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:57 – 01:40 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:40 – 03:24 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:24 – 05:07 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:07 – 06:50 (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)1872381.27
Julian Day2460846.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2088°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)288.77°
🪷 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 (24.2088°), declination 23.43°, EoT -1.24 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: 2025-06-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)