पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · July 4, 2025 CE

🪷 आज: मिथुन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mithuna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Gemini.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.25 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
भीष्मद्रोणप्रमुखतः सर्वेषां च महीक्षिताम्।

उवाच पार्थ पश्यैतान्समवेतान्कुरूनिति।।1.25।।
"1.25 Whither Bheeshma and Drona had led all the rulers of the earth, and spoke thus: O Arjuna! Behold these members of the family of Kuru assembled." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.25'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 Navamī (9/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya78.13°MithunaĀrdrā P4
चन्द्र Candra181.53°TulāCitrā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala134.93°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha103.80°KarkaPuṣya P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati71.22°MithunaĀrdrā P2
शुक्र Śukra34.73°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
शनि Śani337.73°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:52 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:08 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:00 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:28 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:19 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 16 Mins 30 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 43 Mins 30 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:29 – 06:11
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:00 – 06:52
Abhijit Muhūrta11:39 – 12:20
Vijaya Muhūrta13:43 – 14:24
Godhūli Muhūrta16:56 – 17:20
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:08 – 17:34
Amṛta Kāla16:53 – 18:38
Niśīta Muhūrta23:39 – 00:20

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:43 – 12:00
Yamaganda14:34 – 15:51
Gulika Kāla08:09 – 09:26
Varjyam07:17 – 07:34
Dur Muhūrta 09:16 – 09:36

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (Inauspicious)
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 · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:52 – 08:09 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:09 – 09:26 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:26 – 10:43 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:43 – 12:00 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:00 – 13:17 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:17 – 14:34 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:34 – 15:51 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala15:51 – 17:08 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:08 – 18:51 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg18:51 – 20:34 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:34 – 22:17 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:17 – 00:00 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:00 – 01:43 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:43 – 03:26 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:26 – 05:09 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:09 – 06:52 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Navamī + Citrā alignment also occurred on:
-1626101-04-03Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Śukla Navamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872395.27
Julian Day2460860.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2093°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)102.46°
🪷 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 (24.2093°), declination 22.86°, EoT -4.02 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: 2025-07-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)