पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · August 17, 2025 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 2.22 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga

वासांसि जीर्णानि यथा विहाय

नवानि गृह्णाति नरोऽपराणि।

तथा शरीराणि विहाय जीर्णा-

न्यन्यानि संयाति नवानि देही।।2.22।।

"2.22 As a man discards his threadbare robes and puts on new, so the Spirit throws off Its worn-out bodies and takes fresh ones." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 2.22's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2082 Kālayukta

Śaka Saṁvat: 1947 Viśvāvasu

Bengali Saṁvat: 1432

Malayalam Era: 1201

Nanakshahi: 556

Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)

Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Navamī (24/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Rohiṇī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)	Taitila
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	120.20°	Siṃha	Maghā P1
चन्द्र Candra	41.03°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	161.73°	Kanyā	Hasta P1
बुध Budha	101.60°	Karka	Puṣya P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	80.73°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P1
शुक्र Śukra	85.17°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P2
शनि Śani	336.81°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:27 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:32 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:00 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	01:31 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)	11:55 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 05 Mins 09 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 54 Mins 51 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:58 – 05:43
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:32 – 06:27
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:37 – 12:22
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:51 – 14:35
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:20 – 17:44
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:32 – 18:00
Amṛta Kāla	17:17 – 19:02
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:37 – 00:22

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	16:09 – 17:32
Yamaganda	12:00 – 13:23
Gulika Kāla	14:46 – 16:09
Varjyam	06:55 – 07:13
Dur Muhūrta	09:02 – 09:24

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Prajāpati (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)

Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg	06:27 – 07:50 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	07:50 – 09:13 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	09:13 – 10:37 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:37 – 12:00 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	12:00 – 13:23 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:23 – 14:46 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	14:46 – 16:09 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	16:09 – 17:32 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	17:32 – 19:09 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	19:09 – 20:46 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	20:46 – 22:23 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:23 – 00:00 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	00:00 – 01:37 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:37 – 03:13 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	03:13 – 04:50 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	04:50 – 06:27 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: -29.8587°

Longitude: 31.0218°

Timezone: UTC+2

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Sūrya Walk (सूर्य यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Navamī + Rohiṇī alignment also occurred on:

-3226-07-09 — Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Rohiṇī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1872439.27
Julian Day	2460904.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2110°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	280.63°

🪷 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 (24.2110°), declination 13.38°, EoT -3.75 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: 2025-08-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)