पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · June 24, 2025 CE

🪷 आज: मिथुन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mithuna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Gemini.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.15 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
पाञ्चजन्यं हृषीकेशो देवदत्तं धनंजयः।

पौण्ड्रं दध्मौ महाशङ्खं भीमकर्मा वृकोदरः।।1.15।।
"1.15 Lord Shri Krishna blew his Panchajanya and Arjuna his Devadatta, brave Bheema his renowned shell, Poundra." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.15'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 Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Rohiṇī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)Śakuni
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya68.60°MithunaĀrdrā P1
चन्द्र Candra49.33°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala129.17°SiṃhaMaghā P3
बुध Budha91.73°KarkaPunarvasu P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati68.94°MithunaĀrdrā P1
शुक्र Śukra23.87°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
शनि Śani337.50°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:51 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:05 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:58 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:33 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:49 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 13 Mins 31 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 46 Mins 29 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:29 – 06:10
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:00 – 06:51
Abhijit Muhūrta11:38 – 12:18
Vijaya Muhūrta13:40 – 14:21
Godhūli Muhūrta16:53 – 17:17
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:05 – 17:30
Amṛta Kāla16:50 – 18:35
Niśīta Muhūrta23:38 – 00:18

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:31 – 15:48
Yamaganda09:25 – 10:41
Gulika Kāla11:58 – 13:15
Varjyam07:17 – 07:33
Dur Muhūrta 09:14 – 09:35

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Maitra (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:51 – 08:08 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:08 – 09:25 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:25 – 10:41 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:41 – 11:58 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:58 – 13:15 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:15 – 14:31 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:31 – 15:48 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga15:48 – 17:05 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:05 – 18:48 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha18:48 – 20:31 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:31 – 22:15 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:15 – 23:58 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:58 – 01:41 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:41 – 03:25 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:25 – 05:08 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:08 – 06:51 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī + Rohiṇī alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Rohiṇī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872385.27
Julian Day2460850.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2089°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)342.70°
🪷 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 (24.2089°), declination 23.41°, EoT -2.08 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: 2025-06-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)