पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · June 27, 2025 CE

Also observed today

मिथुन सङ्क्रान्ति · Mithuna SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 1.18 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga

द्रुपदो द्रौपदेयाश्च सर्वशः पृथिवीपते।

सौभद्रश्च महाबाहुः शङ्खान्दध्मुः पृथक्पृथक्।।1.18।।

"1.18 And O King! Drupada, the sons of Droupadi and Soubhadra, the great soldier, blew their conches." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 1.18's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āṣāḍha (Āṣāḍha Śukla 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)	Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Punarvasu Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)	Kaulava
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	71.46°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P2
चन्द्र Candra	92.74°	Karka	Punarvasu P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	130.88°	Siṃha	Maghā P4
बुध Budha	95.84°	Karka	Puṣya P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	69.63°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P1
शुक्र Śukra	27.10°	Meṣa	Kṛttikā P1
शनि Śani	337.58°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:52 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:06 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:59 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	08:11 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)	18:36 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 14 Mins 01 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 45 Mins 59 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:30 – 06:11
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	06:00 – 06:52
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:38 – 12:19
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:41 – 14:22
Godhūli Muhūrta	16:54 – 17:18
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:06 – 17:31
Amṛta Kāla	16:51 – 18:36
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:38 – 00:19

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	10:42 – 11:59
Yamaganda	14:32 – 15:49
Gulika Kāla	08:08 – 09:25
Varjyam	07:17 – 07:34
Dur Muhūrta	09:15 – 09:35

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: South-West

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala	06:52 – 08:08 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	08:08 – 09:25 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	09:25 – 10:42 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	10:42 – 11:59 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	11:59 – 13:15 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	13:15 – 14:32 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	14:32 – 15:49 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	15:49 – 17:06 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	17:06 – 18:49 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	18:49 – 20:32 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	20:32 – 22:15 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	22:15 – 23:59 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	23:59 – 01:42 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	01:42 – 03:25 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	03:25 – 05:08 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	05:08 – 06:52 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: -29.8587°

Longitude: 31.0218°

Timezone: UTC+2

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śukra Walk (शुक्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Dvitīyā + Punarvasu alignment also occurred on:

-1626101-04-03 — Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Punarvasu)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1872388.27
Julian Day	2460853.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2090°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	22.11°

🪷 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 (24.2090°), declination 23.32°, EoT -2.69 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: 2025-06-27 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)