पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · July 9, 2025 CE

🪷 आज: मिथुन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mithuna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Gemini.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.30 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
गाण्डीवं स्रंसते हस्तात्त्वक्चैव परिदह्यते।

न च शक्नोम्यवस्थातुं भ्रमतीव च मे मनः।।1.30।।
"1.30 The bow Gandeeva slips from my hand, and my skin burns. I cannot keep quiet, for my mind is in tumult." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.30'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 Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya82.90°MithunaPunarvasu P1
चन्द्र Candra241.59°DhanuMūla P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala137.86°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
बुध Budha107.90°KarkaAśleṣā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati72.35°MithunaĀrdrā P2
शुक्र Śukra40.27°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1
शनि Śani337.78°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:51 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:10 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:01 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:35 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)05:36 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 19 Mins 22 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 40 Mins 38 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:28 – 06:10
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:59 – 06:51
Abhijit Muhūrta11:40 – 12:21
Vijaya Muhūrta13:44 – 14:25
Godhūli Muhūrta16:58 – 17:22
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:10 – 17:36
Amṛta Kāla16:55 – 18:40
Niśīta Muhūrta23:40 – 00:21

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:01 – 13:18
Yamaganda08:08 – 09:26
Gulika Kāla10:43 – 12:01
Varjyam07:17 – 07:33
Dur Muhūrta 09:16 – 09:36

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (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):
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):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:51 – 08:08 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:08 – 09:26 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:26 – 10:43 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:43 – 12:01 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:01 – 13:18 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:18 – 14:36 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:36 – 15:53 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha15:53 – 17:10 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:10 – 18:53 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala18:53 – 20:36 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:36 – 22:18 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:18 – 00:01 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:01 – 01:43 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:43 – 03:26 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:26 – 05:08 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:08 – 06:51 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872400.27
Julian Day2460865.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2095°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)157.96°
🪷 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 (24.2095°), declination 22.34°, EoT -4.83 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: 2025-07-09 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)