पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · July 6, 2031 CE

🪷 आज: मिथुन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mithuna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Gemini.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.68 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
तस्माद्यस्य महाबाहो निगृहीतानि सर्वशः।

इन्द्रियाणीन्द्रियार्थेभ्यस्तस्य प्रज्ञा प्रतिष्ठिता।।2.68।।
"2.68 Therefore, O Might-in-Arms, he who keeps his senses detached from their objects - take it that his reason is purified." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.68's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āṣāḍha (Āṣāḍha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2088 Raktākṣī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1953 Virodhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1438
Malayalam Era: 1207
Nanakshahi: 562
Solar Month: Mithuna (Āni)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā (17/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya79.53°MithunaĀrdrā P4
चन्द्र Candra277.44°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala192.85°TulāSvātī P2
बुध Budha103.73°KarkaPuṣya P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati237.29°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
शुक्र Śukra117.99°KarkaAśleṣā P4
शनि Śani52.12°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:52 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:09 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:00 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)18:21 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:02 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 17 Mins 18 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 42 Mins 42 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:29 – 06:10
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:00 – 06:52
Abhijit Muhūrta11:40 – 12:21
Vijaya Muhūrta13:43 – 14:24
Godhūli Muhūrta16:57 – 17:21
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:09 – 17:35
Amṛta Kāla16:54 – 18:39
Niśīta Muhūrta23:40 – 00:21

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:52 – 17:09
Yamaganda12:00 – 13:17
Gulika Kāla14:35 – 15:52
Varjyam07:17 – 07:34
Dur Muhūrta 09:16 – 09:36

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (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):
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 · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:52 – 08:09 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala08:09 – 09:26 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:26 – 10:43 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:43 – 12:00 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:00 – 13:17 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:17 – 14:35 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:35 – 15:52 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg15:52 – 17:09 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:09 – 18:52 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga18:52 – 20:35 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:35 – 22:17 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:17 – 00:00 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:00 – 01:43 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:43 – 03:26 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:26 – 05:09 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha05:09 – 06:52 (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 Year5133
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1874588.27
Julian Day2463053.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2932°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)196.73°
🪷 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 (24.2932°), declination 22.72°, EoT -4.36 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: 2031-07-06 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)