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

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.9 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
सञ्जय उवाच

एवमुक्त्वा हृषीकेशं गुडाकेशः परन्तप।

न योत्स्य इति गोविन्दमुक्त्वा तूष्णीं बभूव ह।।2.9।।
"2.9 Sanjaya continued: "Arjuna, the conqueror of all enemies, then told the Lord of All-Hearts that he would no fight, and became silent, O King!" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.9's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla 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)Śukla Daśamī (10/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya107.73°KarkaAśleṣā P1
चन्द्र Candra225.23°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala153.59°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
बुध Budha102.24°KarkaPuṣya P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati78.06°MithunaĀrdrā P4
शुक्र Śukra69.91°MithunaĀrdrā P1
शनि Śani337.40°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:39 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:25 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:02 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:55 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:48 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 46 Mins 14 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 13 Mins 46 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:12 – 05:56
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:45 – 06:39
Abhijit Muhūrta11:40 – 12:23
Vijaya Muhūrta13:49 – 14:32
Godhūli Muhūrta17:13 – 17:37
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:25 – 17:52
Amṛta Kāla17:10 – 18:55
Niśīta Muhūrta23:40 – 00:23

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:59 – 09:20
Yamaganda10:41 – 12:02
Gulika Kāla13:22 – 14:43
Varjyam07:06 – 07:23
Dur Muhūrta 09:09 – 09:31

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (Auspicious)
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 · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:39 – 07:59 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:59 – 09:20 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:20 – 10:41 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:41 – 12:02 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:02 – 13:22 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:22 – 14:43 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:43 – 16:04 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:04 – 17:25 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:25 – 19:04 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:04 – 20:43 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:43 – 22:22 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:22 – 00:02 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:02 – 01:41 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:41 – 03:20 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:20 – 04:59 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:59 – 06:39 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872426.27
Julian Day2460891.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2105°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)117.58°
🪷 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 (24.2105°), declination 17.21°, EoT -5.79 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: 2025-08-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)