पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · June 17, 2029 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 2.20 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga

न जायते म्रियते वा कदाचि

न्नायं भूत्वा भविता वा न भूयः।

अजो नित्यः शाश्वतोऽयं पुराणो

न हन्यते हन्यमाने शरीरे।।2.20।।

"2.20 It was not born; It will never die, nor once having been, can It cease to be. Unborn, Eternal, Ever-enduring, yet Most Ancient, the Spirit dies not when the body is dead." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 2.20'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 Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Maghā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)	Kaulava
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	61.89°	Mithuna	Mr̥gaśirā P3
चन्द्र Candra	121.18°	Siṃha	Maghā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	159.43°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P4
बुध Budha	39.54°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	173.28°	Kanyā	Hasta P4
शुक्र Śukra	83.66°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P2
शनि Śani	25.54°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:50 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:03 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:57 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	10:21 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)	21:26 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 13 Mins 39 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 46 Mins 21 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:28 – 06:09
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:59 – 06:50
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:36 – 12:17
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:39 – 14:20
Godhūli Muhūrta	16:51 – 17:15
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:03 – 17:29
Amṛta Kāla	16:48 – 18:33
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:36 – 00:17

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	15:47 – 17:03
Yamaganda	11:57 – 13:13
Gulika Kāla	14:30 – 15:47
Varjyam	07:15 – 07:32
Dur Muhūrta	09:13 – 09:33

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: West

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (Inauspicious)

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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg	06:50 – 08:06 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	08:06 – 09:23 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	09:23 – 10:40 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:40 – 11:57 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	11:57 – 13:13 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:13 – 14:30 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	14:30 – 15:47 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	15:47 – 17:03 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	17:03 – 18:47 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	18:47 – 20:30 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	20:30 – 22:13 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:13 – 23:57 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	23:57 – 01:40 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:40 – 03:23 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	03:23 – 05:06 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	05:06 – 06:50 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: -29.8587°

Longitude: 31.0218°

Timezone: UTC+2

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Sūrya Walk (सूर्य यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5131
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1873839.27
Julian Day	2462304.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2645°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	60.59°

🪷 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 23.38°, EoT -0.61 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: 2029-06-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)