पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · May 22, 2026 CE

🪷 आज: वृषभ सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛṣabha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Taurus.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 9.9 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
न च मां तानि कर्माणि निबध्नन्ति धनञ्जय।

उदासीनवदासीनमसक्तं तेषु कर्मसु।।9.9।।
"9.9 But these acts of mine do not bind Me. I remain outside and unattached." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.9's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2083 Siddhārthī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1948 Parābhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1433
Malayalam Era: 1202
Nanakshahi: 557
Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Puṣya Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya36.77°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
चन्द्र Candra108.78°KarkaAśleṣā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala7.72°MeṣaAśvinī P3
बुध Budha45.30°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati87.85°MithunaPunarvasu P3
शुक्र Śukra69.00°MithunaĀrdrā P1
शनि Śani347.20°MīnaRevatī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:37 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:07 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:52 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:18 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:03 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 30 Mins 00 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 30 Mins 00 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:13 – 05:55
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:45 – 06:37
Abhijit Muhūrta11:31 – 12:13
Vijaya Muhūrta13:37 – 14:19
Godhūli Muhūrta16:55 – 17:19
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:07 – 17:34
Amṛta Kāla16:52 – 18:37
Niśīta Muhūrta23:31 – 00:13

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:34 – 11:52
Yamaganda14:30 – 15:49
Gulika Kāla07:56 – 09:15
Varjyam07:04 – 07:20
Dur Muhūrta 09:04 – 09:25

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhātṛ (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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 · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:37 – 07:56 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:56 – 09:15 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:15 – 10:34 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:34 – 11:52 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:52 – 13:11 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:11 – 14:30 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:30 – 15:49 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala15:49 – 17:07 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:07 – 18:49 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg18:49 – 20:30 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:30 – 22:11 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:11 – 23:52 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:52 – 01:34 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:34 – 03:15 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:15 – 04:56 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:56 – 06:37 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872717.27
Julian Day2461182.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2216°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)68.77°
🪷 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 (24.2216°), declination 20.35°, EoT 3.47 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: 2026-05-22 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)