पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · June 29, 2029 CE

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

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.32 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
यदृच्छया चोपपन्नं स्वर्गद्वारमपावृतम्।

सुखिनः क्षत्रियाः पार्थ लभन्ते युद्धमीदृशम्।।2.32।।
"2.32 Blessed are the soldiers who find their opportunity. This opportunity has opened for thee the gates of heaven." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.32's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āṣāḍha (Āṣāḍha Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya73.34°MithunaĀrdrā P3
चन्द्र Candra289.74°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala164.46°KanyāHasta P2
बुध Budha60.24°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati173.61°KanyāCitrā P1
शुक्र Śukra98.23°KarkaPuṣya P2
शनि Śani26.82°MeṣaKṛttikā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:52 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:06 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:59 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)19:42 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:07 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 14 Mins 33 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 45 Mins 27 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:30 – 06:11
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:01 – 06:52
Abhijit Muhūrta11:39 – 12:19
Vijaya Muhūrta13:41 – 14:22
Godhūli Muhūrta16:54 – 17:18
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:06 – 17:32
Amṛta Kāla16:51 – 18:36
Niśīta Muhūrta23:39 – 00:19

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:42 – 11:59
Yamaganda14:33 – 15:49
Gulika Kāla08:09 – 09:25
Varjyam07:17 – 07:34
Dur Muhūrta 09:15 – 09:36

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:52 – 08:09 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:09 – 09:25 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:25 – 10:42 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:42 – 11:59 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:59 – 13:16 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:16 – 14:33 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:33 – 15:49 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala15:49 – 17:06 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:06 – 18:49 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg18:49 – 20:33 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:33 – 22:16 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:16 – 23:59 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:59 – 01:42 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:42 – 03:25 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:25 – 05:09 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:09 – 06:52 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5131
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873851.27
Julian Day2462316.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2650°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)217.70°
🪷 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 (24.2650°), declination 23.22°, EoT -3.09 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: 2029-06-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)