पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · July 29, 2012 CE

Also observed today

पवित्रोपना एकादशी · Pavitropanā Ekādaśī (Putradā)Vaishnava
एकादशी · EkādaśīVaishnava

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 5.5 · Chapter 5 · कर्मसंन्यासयोग · Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga

यत्सांख्यैः प्राप्यते स्थानं तद्योगैरपि गम्यते।

एकं सांख्यं च योगं च यः पश्यति स पश्यति।।5.5।।

"5.5 The level which is reached by wisdom is attained through right action as well. He who perceives that the two are one, knows the truth." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 5.5's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2069 Viśvāvasu

Śaka Saṁvat: 1934 Nandana

Bengali Saṁvat: 1419

Malayalam Era: 1188

Nanakshahi: 543

Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)

Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Jyeṣṭhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	102.31°	Karka	Puṣya P3
चन्द्र Candra	227.81°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	170.05°	Kanyā	Hasta P4
बुध Budha	101.72°	Karka	Puṣya P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	45.44°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P2
शुक्र Śukra	57.68°	Vṛṣabha	Mr̥gaśirā P2
शनि Śani	179.40°	Kanyā	Citrā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:43 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:21 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:02 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	13:27 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)	03:21 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 38 Mins 41 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 21 Mins 19 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:18 – 06:00
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:49 – 06:43
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:41 – 12:23
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:49 – 14:31
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:09 – 17:33
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:21 – 17:48
Amṛta Kāla	17:06 – 18:51
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:41 – 00:23

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	16:02 – 17:21
Yamaganda	12:02 – 13:22
Gulika Kāla	14:42 – 16:02
Varjyam	07:09 – 07:26
Dur Muhūrta	09:12 – 09:33

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: North-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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 · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg	06:43 – 08:03 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	08:03 – 09:22 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	09:22 – 10:42 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:42 – 12:02 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	12:02 – 13:22 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:22 – 14:42 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	14:42 – 16:02 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	16:02 – 17:21 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	17:21 – 19:02 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	19:02 – 20:42 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	20:42 – 22:22 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:22 – 00:02 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	00:02 – 01:42 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:42 – 03:22 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	03:22 – 05:03 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	05:03 – 06:43 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Ekādaśī + Jyeṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-20 — Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Jyeṣṭhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5114
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1867672.27
Julian Day	2456137.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0287°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	127.25°

🪷 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 (24.0287°), declination 18.69°, EoT -6.15 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: 2012-07-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)