पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · October 6, 3138 BCE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 10.29 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
अनन्तश्चास्मि नागानां वरुणो यादसामहम्।

पितृ़णामर्यमा चास्मि यमः संयमतामहम्।।10.29।।
"10.29 I am the King-python among snakes, I am the Aqueous Principle among those that live in water, I am the Father of fathers, and among rulers I am Death." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.29's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: -3080
Śaka Saṁvat: -3215
Bengali Saṁvat: -3730
Malayalam Era: -3961
Nanakshahi: -4606
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā (17/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya226.05°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
चन्द्र Candra62.11°MithunaMṛgaśīrṣā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala115.01°KarkaĀśleṣā P3
बुध Budha223.44°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati0.43°MeṣaAśvinī P1
शुक्र Śukra207.83°TulāViśākhā P3
शनि Śani276.59°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:41 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:45 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:43 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)18:58 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)06:37 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 04 Mins 18 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 55 Mins 42 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:05 – 04:53
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:41 – 05:41
Abhijit Muhūrta11:19 – 12:07
Vijaya Muhūrta13:44 – 14:32
Godhūli Muhūrta17:33 – 17:57
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:45 – 18:16
Amṛta Kāla17:30 – 19:15
Niśīta Muhūrta23:19 – 00:07

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:12 – 08:42
Yamaganda10:13 – 11:43
Gulika Kāla13:14 – 14:44
Varjyam06:11 – 06:31
Dur Muhūrta 08:30 – 08:54

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:41 – 07:12 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:12 – 08:42 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:42 – 10:13 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:13 – 11:43 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:43 – 13:14 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:14 – 14:44 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:44 – 16:15 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:15 – 17:45 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:45 – 19:15 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:15 – 20:44 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:44 – 22:14 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:14 – 23:43 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:43 – 01:13 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:13 – 02:42 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:42 – 04:12 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:12 – 05:41 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year-35
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)-12918.73
Julian Day575546.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)-47.8969°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)196.06°
🪷 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 (-47.8969°), declination 0.74°, EoT 12.68 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: -3137-10-06 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)