पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · August 11, 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 2.16 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
नासतो विद्यते भावो नाभावो विद्यते सतः।

उभयोरपि दृष्टोऽन्तस्त्वनयोस्तत्त्वदर्शिभिः।।2.16।।
"2.16 That which is not, shall never be; that which is, shall never cease to be. To the wise, these truths are self-evident." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.16'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 Dvitīyā (17/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya114.44°KarkaAśleṣā P3
चन्द्र Candra316.06°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala157.95°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
बुध Budha99.63°KarkaPuṣya P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati79.52°MithunaĀrdrā P4
शुक्र Śukra78.10°MithunaĀrdrā P4
शनि Śani337.11°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:33 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:29 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:01 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)19:07 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)07:48 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 56 Mins 06 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 03 Mins 54 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:05 – 05:49
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:38 – 06:33
Abhijit Muhūrta11:39 – 12:23
Vijaya Muhūrta13:50 – 14:34
Godhūli Muhūrta17:17 – 17:41
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:29 – 17:56
Amṛta Kāla17:14 – 18:59
Niśīta Muhūrta23:39 – 00:23

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:55 – 09:17
Yamaganda10:39 – 12:01
Gulika Kāla13:23 – 14:45
Varjyam07:00 – 07:18
Dur Muhūrta 09:06 – 09:28

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhātṛ (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 · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:33 – 07:55 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:55 – 09:17 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:17 – 10:39 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:39 – 12:01 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:01 – 13:23 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:23 – 14:45 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:45 – 16:07 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:07 – 17:29 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:29 – 19:07 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:07 – 20:45 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:45 – 22:23 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:23 – 00:01 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:01 – 01:39 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:39 – 03:17 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:17 – 04:55 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:55 – 06:33 (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)1872433.27
Julian Day2460898.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2107°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)200.62°
🪷 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 (24.2107°), declination 15.24°, EoT -4.91 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: 2025-08-11 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)