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

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 1.45 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga

अहो बत महत्पापं कर्तुं व्यवसिता वयम्।

यद्राज्यसुखलोभेन हन्तुं स्वजनमुद्यताः।।1.45।।

"1.45 Alas, it is strange that we should be willing to kill our own countrymen and commit a great sin, in order to enjoy the pleasures of a kingdom." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 1.45's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2082 Kālayukta

Śaka Saṁvat: 1947 Viśvāvasu

Bengali Saṁvat: 1432

Malayalam Era: 1201

Nanakshahi: 556

Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)

Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Punarvasu Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)	Catuṣpāda
वार (Vāra)	Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	97.21°	Karka	Puṣya P2
चन्द्र Candra	87.30°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	146.84°	Siṃha	Uttara Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha	109.67°	Karka	Aśleṣā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	75.69°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P3
शुक्र Śukra	57.21°	Vṛṣabha	Mr̥gaśirā P2
शनि Śani	337.70°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:46 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:18 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:02 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	06:12 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)	16:33 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 32 Mins 42 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 27 Mins 18 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:21 – 06:04
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:53 – 06:46
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:41 – 12:23
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:48 – 14:30
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:06 – 17:30
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:18 – 17:45
Amṛta Kāla	17:03 – 18:48
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:41 – 00:23

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	13:21 – 14:40
Yamaganda	06:46 – 08:05
Gulika Kāla	09:24 – 10:43
Varjyam	07:12 – 07:29
Dur Muhūrta	09:13 – 09:34

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)

Candra Vāsa: South

Rāhu Vāsa: North-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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 · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha	06:46 – 08:05 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga	08:05 – 09:24 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg	09:24 – 10:43 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala	10:43 – 12:02 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha	12:02 – 13:21 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta	13:21 – 14:40 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla	14:40 – 15:59 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha	15:59 – 17:18 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta	17:18 – 18:59 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla	18:59 – 20:40 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha	20:40 – 22:21 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga	22:21 – 00:02 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg	00:02 – 01:43 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala	01:43 – 03:24 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha	03:24 – 05:05 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta	05:05 – 06:46 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: -29.8587°

Longitude: 31.0218°

Timezone: UTC+2

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Bṛhaspati Walk (गुरु यात्रा)

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā + Punarvasu alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-20 — Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā)

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1872415.27
Julian Day	2460880.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2101°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	351.86°

🪷 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 (24.2101°), declination 19.84°, EoT -6.16 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: 2025-07-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)