पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · June 13, 2026 CE

🪷 आज: वृषभ सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛṣabha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Taurus.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 9.31 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
क्षिप्रं भवति धर्मात्मा शश्वच्छान्तिं निगच्छति।

कौन्तेय प्रतिजानीहि न मे भक्तः प्रणश्यति।।9.31।।
"9.31 He shall attain spirituality ere long, and Eternal Peace shall be his. O Arjuna! Believe me, My devotee is never lost." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.31'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 Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Kṛttikā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya57.85°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
चन्द्र Candra28.15°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala24.01°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
बुध Budha81.86°MithunaPunarvasu P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati92.01°KarkaPunarvasu P4
शुक्र Śukra94.93°KarkaPuṣya P1
शनि Śani349.02°MīnaRevatī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:48 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:03 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:56 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:38 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:16 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 14 Mins 40 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 45 Mins 20 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:26 – 06:07
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:57 – 06:48
Abhijit Muhūrta11:35 – 12:16
Vijaya Muhūrta13:38 – 14:19
Godhūli Muhūrta16:51 – 17:15
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:03 – 17:29
Amṛta Kāla16:48 – 18:33
Niśīta Muhūrta23:35 – 00:16

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:22 – 10:39
Yamaganda13:13 – 14:29
Gulika Kāla06:48 – 08:05
Varjyam07:14 – 07:30
Dur Muhūrta 09:12 – 09:32

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:48 – 08:05 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:05 – 09:22 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:22 – 10:39 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:39 – 11:56 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:56 – 13:13 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:13 – 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 – 22:13 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:13 – 23:56 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:56 – 01:39 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:39 – 03:22 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:22 – 05:05 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:05 – 06:48 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872739.27
Julian Day2461204.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2225°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)331.77°
🪷 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 (24.2225°), declination 23.20°, EoT 0.22 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: 2026-06-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)