पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · July 13, 2025 CE

🪷 आज: मिथुन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mithuna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Gemini.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.34 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
आचार्याः पितरः पुत्रास्तथैव च पितामहाः।

मातुलाः श्वशुराः पौत्राः श्यालाः सम्बन्धिनस्तथा।।1.34।।
"1.34 Teachers, fathers and grandfathers, sons and grandsons, uncles, father-in-law, brothers-in-law and other relatives." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.34'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 Tṛtīyā (18/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya86.72°MithunaPunarvasu P3
चन्द्र Candra293.02°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala140.23°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
बुध Budha110.05°KarkaAśleṣā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati73.25°MithunaĀrdrā P2
शुक्र Śukra44.74°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
शनि Śani337.80°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:50 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:12 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:01 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)19:07 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:26 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 22 Mins 15 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 37 Mins 45 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:27 – 06:09
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:58 – 06:50
Abhijit Muhūrta11:41 – 12:22
Vijaya Muhūrta13:45 – 14:26
Godhūli Muhūrta17:00 – 17:24
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:12 – 17:38
Amṛta Kāla16:57 – 18:42
Niśīta Muhūrta23:41 – 00:22

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:55 – 17:12
Yamaganda12:01 – 13:19
Gulika Kāla14:37 – 15:55
Varjyam07:16 – 07:33
Dur Muhūrta 09:15 – 09:36

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:50 – 08:08 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala08:08 – 09:26 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:26 – 10:43 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:43 – 12:01 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:01 – 13:19 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:19 – 14:37 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:37 – 15:55 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg15:55 – 17:12 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:12 – 18:55 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga18:55 – 20:37 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:37 – 22:19 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:19 – 00:01 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:01 – 01:43 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:43 – 03:26 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:26 – 05:08 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha05:08 – 06:50 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872404.27
Julian Day2460869.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2096°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)206.44°
🪷 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 (24.2096°), declination 21.81°, EoT -5.36 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: 2025-07-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)