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

🪷 आज: मिथुन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mithuna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Gemini.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 10.6 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
महर्षयः सप्त पूर्वे चत्वारो मनवस्तथा।

मद्भावा मानसा जाता येषां लोक इमाः प्रजाः।।10.6।।
"10.6 The seven Great Seers,* the Progenitors of mankind, the Ancient Four,** and the Lawgivers were born of My Will and come forth direct from Me. The race of mankind has sprung from them. [* Mareechi, Atri, Angira, Pulah, Kratu, Pulastya, Vahishta. ** The Masters: Sanak, Sananda…" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.6's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

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

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya66.45°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P4
चन्द्र Candra157.85°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala30.55°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
बुध Budha89.55°MithunaPunarvasu P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati93.85°KarkaPuṣya P1
शुक्र Śukra105.35°KarkaPuṣya P4
शनि Śani349.58°MīnaRevatī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:51 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:04 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:58 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:59 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:08 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 13 Mins 21 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 46 Mins 39 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:29 – 06:10
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:00 – 06:51
Abhijit Muhūrta11:37 – 12:18
Vijaya Muhūrta13:40 – 14:21
Godhūli Muhūrta16:52 – 17:16
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:04 – 17:30
Amṛta Kāla16:49 – 18:34
Niśīta Muhūrta23:37 – 00:18

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:08 – 09:24
Yamaganda10:41 – 11:58
Gulika Kāla13:14 – 14:31
Varjyam07:16 – 07:33
Dur Muhūrta 09:14 – 09:34

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Utpāta (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
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):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:51 – 08:08 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:08 – 09:24 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:24 – 10:41 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:41 – 11:58 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:58 – 13:14 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:14 – 14:31 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:31 – 15:48 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta15:48 – 17:04 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:04 – 18:48 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha18:48 – 20:31 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:31 – 22:14 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:14 – 23:58 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:58 – 01:41 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:41 – 03:24 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:24 – 05:08 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:08 – 06:51 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Uttara Phalgunī alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872748.27
Julian Day2461213.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2228°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)88.71°
🪷 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 (24.2228°), declination 23.43°, EoT -1.66 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: 2026-06-22 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)