पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · June 6, 2026 CE

🪷 आज: वृषभ सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛṣabha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Taurus.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 9.24 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
अहं हि सर्वयज्ञानां भोक्ता च प्रभुरेव च।

न तु मामभिजानन्ति तत्त्वेनातश्च्यवन्ति ते।।9.24।।
"9.24 I am the willing recipient of sacrifice, and I am its true Lord. But these do not know me in truth, and so they sink back." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.24's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya51.16°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
चन्द्र Candra293.65°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala18.88°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
बुध Budha72.72°MithunaĀrdrā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati90.63°KarkaPunarvasu P4
शुक्र Śukra86.75°MithunaPunarvasu P3
शनि Śani348.50°MīnaRevatī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:45 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:03 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:54 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:25 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:44 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 17 Mins 46 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 42 Mins 14 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:23 – 06:04
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:54 – 06:45
Abhijit Muhūrta11:34 – 12:15
Vijaya Muhūrta13:37 – 14:19
Godhūli Muhūrta16:51 – 17:15
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:03 – 17:29
Amṛta Kāla16:48 – 18:33
Niśīta Muhūrta23:34 – 00:15

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:20 – 10:37
Yamaganda13:12 – 14:29
Gulika Kāla06:45 – 08:03
Varjyam07:11 – 07:28
Dur Muhūrta 09:10 – 09:30

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (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 · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:45 – 08:03 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:03 – 09:20 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:20 – 10:37 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:37 – 11:54 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:54 – 13:12 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:12 – 14:29 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:29 – 15:46 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla15:46 – 17:03 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:03 – 18:46 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta18:46 – 20:29 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:29 – 22:12 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:12 – 23:54 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:54 – 01:37 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:37 – 03:20 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:20 – 05:03 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:03 – 06:45 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872732.27
Julian Day2461197.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2222°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)246.39°
🪷 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 (24.2222°), declination 22.63°, EoT 1.54 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: 2026-06-06 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)