पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · August 29, 2015 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 18.11 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

न हि देहभृता शक्यं त्यक्तुं कर्माण्यशेषतः।यस्तु कर्मफलत्यागी स त्यागीत्यभिधीयते।।18.11।।

"18.11 But since those still in the body cannot entirely avoid action, in their case abandonment of the fruit of action is considered as complete renunciation." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.11's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2072 Kīlaka

Śaka Saṁvat: 1937 Manmatha

Bengali Saṁvat: 1422

Malayalam Era: 1191

Nanakshahi: 546

Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)

Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Pūrṇimā (15/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	131.34°	Siṃha	Maghā P4
चन्द्र Candra	300.89°	Kumbha	Dhaniṣṭhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	108.64°	Karka	Aśleṣā P1
बुध Budha	157.42°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	128.99°	Siṃha	Maghā P3
शुक्र Śukra	111.37°	Karka	Aśleṣā P2
शनि Śani	214.57°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:15 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:38 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:56 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	16:41 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)	05:48 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 23 Mins 36 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 36 Mins 24 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:43 – 05:29
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:18 – 06:15
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:34 – 12:19
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:50 – 14:36
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:26 – 17:50
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:38 – 18:07
Amṛta Kāla	17:23 – 19:08
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:34 – 00:19

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	09:06 – 10:31
Yamaganda	13:22 – 14:47
Gulika Kāla	06:15 – 07:40
Varjyam	06:43 – 07:01
Dur Muhūrta	08:54 – 09:17

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: South

Rāhu Vāsa: East

Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)

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 · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla	06:15 – 07:40 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha	07:40 – 09:06 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga	09:06 – 10:31 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg	10:31 – 11:56 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala	11:56 – 13:22 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha	13:22 – 14:47 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta	14:47 – 16:13 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla	16:13 – 17:38 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha	17:38 – 19:13 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta	19:13 – 20:47 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla	20:47 – 22:22 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha	22:22 – 23:56 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga	23:56 – 01:31 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg	01:31 – 03:06 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala	03:06 – 04:40 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha	04:40 – 06:15 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: -29.8587°

Longitude: 31.0218°

Timezone: UTC+2

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śani Walk (शनि यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Pūrṇimā + Dhaniṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-04 — Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

-0562-04-11 — Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1868798.27
Julian Day	2457263.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0717°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	169.19°

🪷 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 (24.0717°), declination 9.53°, EoT -0.50 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: 2015-08-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)