पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · June 16, 2029 CE

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

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.19 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
य एनं वेत्ति हन्तारं यश्चैनं मन्यते हतम्।

उभौ तौ न विजानीतो नायं हन्ति न हन्यते।।2.19।।
"2.19 He who thinks that the Spirit kills, and he who thinks of It as killed, are both ignorant. The Spirit kills not, nor is It killed." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.19's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āṣāḍha (Āṣāḍha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2086 Dundubhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1951 Saumya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1436
Malayalam Era: 1205
Nanakshahi: 560
Solar Month: Mithuna (Āni)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Āśleṣā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya60.94°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
चन्द्र Candra107.60°KarkaAśleṣā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala159.05°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
बुध Budha38.15°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati173.27°KanyāHasta P4
शुक्र Śukra82.45°MithunaPunarvasu P1
शनि Śani25.43°MeṣaBharaṇī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:49 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:03 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:56 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:41 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:25 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 13 Mins 50 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 46 Mins 10 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:28 – 06:08
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:58 – 06:49
Abhijit Muhūrta11:36 – 12:17
Vijaya Muhūrta13:39 – 14:20
Godhūli Muhūrta16:51 – 17:15
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:03 – 17:29
Amṛta Kāla16:48 – 18:33
Niśīta Muhūrta23:36 – 00:17

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:23 – 10:40
Yamaganda13:13 – 14:30
Gulika Kāla06:49 – 08:06
Varjyam07:15 – 07:31
Dur Muhūrta 09:13 – 09:33

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:49 – 08:06 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:06 – 09:23 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:23 – 10:40 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:40 – 11:56 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:56 – 13:13 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:13 – 14:30 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:30 – 15:46 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla15:46 – 17:03 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:03 – 18:46 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta18:46 – 20:30 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:30 – 22:13 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:13 – 23:56 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:56 – 01:40 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:40 – 03:23 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:23 – 05:06 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:06 – 06:49 (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 Year5131
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873838.27
Julian Day2462303.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2645°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)47.80°
🪷 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 (24.2645°), declination 23.35°, EoT -0.40 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: 2029-06-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)