पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · June 21, 2025 CE

🪷 आज: कामिका एकादशी — Kāmikā Ekādaśī
First Ekādaśī of Cāturmāsya; equivalent to gift of cow + svarṇa.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.12 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
तस्य संजनयन्हर्षं कुरुवृद्धः पितामहः।

सिंहनादं विनद्योच्चैः शङ्खं दध्मौ प्रतापवान्।।1.12।।
"1.12 Then to enliven his spirits, the brave Grandfather Bheeshma, eldest of the Kuru-clan, blew his conch, till it sounded like a lion's roar." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.12'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 Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Aśvinī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya65.74°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P4
चन्द्र Candra5.21°MeṣaAśvinī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala127.47°SiṃhaMaghā P3
बुध Budha87.24°MithunaPunarvasu P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati68.26°MithunaĀrdrā P1
शुक्र Śukra20.68°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
शनि Śani337.39°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:51 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:04 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:57 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:19 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:32 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 13 Mins 21 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 46 Mins 39 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:29 – 06:10
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:00 – 06:51
Abhijit Muhūrta11:37 – 12:18
Vijaya Muhūrta13:40 – 14:20
Godhūli Muhūrta16:52 – 17:16
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:04 – 17:30
Amṛta Kāla16:49 – 18:34
Niśīta Muhūrta23:37 – 00:18

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:24 – 10:41
Yamaganda13:14 – 14:31
Gulika Kāla06:51 – 08:07
Varjyam07:16 – 07:33
Dur Muhūrta 09:14 – 09:34

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (Inauspicious)
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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:51 – 08:07 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:07 – 09:24 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:24 – 10:41 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:41 – 11:57 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:57 – 13:14 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:14 – 14:31 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:31 – 15:47 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla15:47 – 17:04 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:04 – 18:47 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta18:47 – 20:31 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:31 – 22:14 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:14 – 23:57 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:57 – 01:41 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:41 – 03:24 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:24 – 05:07 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:07 – 06:51 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:
-3101-02-18Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872382.27
Julian Day2460847.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2088°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)302.11°
🪷 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 23.44°, EoT -1.45 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: 2025-06-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)