पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · July 12, 2026 CE

🪷 आज: मिथुन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mithuna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Gemini.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 10.26 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
अश्वत्थः सर्ववृक्षाणां देवर्षीणां च नारदः।

गन्धर्वाणां चित्ररथः सिद्धानां कपिलो मुनिः।।10.26।।
"10.26 Of trees I am the sacred Fig-tree, of the Divine Seers Narada, of the heavenly singers I am Chitraratha, their Leader, and of sages I am Kapila." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.26's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āṣāḍha (Āṣāḍha Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya85.52°MithunaPunarvasu P2
चन्द्र Candra51.95°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala44.76°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
बुध Budha86.69°MithunaPunarvasu P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati98.14°KarkaPuṣya P2
शुक्र Śukra127.97°SiṃhaMaghā P3
शनि Śani350.40°MīnaRevatī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:51 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:12 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:01 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:40 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:54 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 21 Mins 18 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 38 Mins 42 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:28 – 06:09
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:59 – 06:51
Abhijit Muhūrta11:40 – 12:22
Vijaya Muhūrta13:45 – 14:26
Godhūli Muhūrta17:00 – 17:24
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:12 – 17:38
Amṛta Kāla16:57 – 18:42
Niśīta Muhūrta23:40 – 00:22

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:54 – 17:12
Yamaganda12:01 – 13:19
Gulika Kāla14:36 – 15:54
Varjyam07:16 – 07:33
Dur Muhūrta 09:15 – 09:36

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (Auspicious)
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):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:51 – 08:08 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala08:08 – 09:26 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:26 – 10:43 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:43 – 12:01 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:01 – 13:19 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:19 – 14:36 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:36 – 15:54 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg15:54 – 17:12 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:12 – 18:54 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga18:54 – 20:36 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:36 – 22:19 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:19 – 00:01 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:01 – 01:43 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:43 – 03:26 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:26 – 05:08 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha05:08 – 06:51 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872768.27
Julian Day2461233.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2236°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)328.56°
🪷 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 (24.2236°), declination 21.98°, EoT -5.24 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: 2026-07-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)