पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · November 30, 2016 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 10.20 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga

अहमात्मा गुडाकेश सर्वभूताशयस्थितः।

अहमादिश्च मध्यं च भूतानामन्त एव च।।10.20।।

"10.20 O Arjuna! I am the Self, seated in the hearts of all beings; I am the beginning and the life, and I am the end of them all." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 10.20's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya

Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi

Bengali Saṁvat: 1423

Malayalam Era: 1192

Nanakshahi: 547

Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)

Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Jyeṣṭhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	224.17°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P4
चन्द्र Candra	230.05°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	291.11°	Makara	Śravaṇa P4
बुध Budha	241.79°	Dhanu	Mūla P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	172.04°	Kanyā	Hasta P4
शुक्र Śukra	266.85°	Dhanu	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P1
शनि Śani	233.34°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	04:48 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:42 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:45 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	05:11 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)	19:07 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 54 Mins 03 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 05 Mins 57 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	02:57 – 03:53
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	03:39 – 04:48
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:18 – 12:13
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:04 – 15:00
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:30 – 18:54
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:42 – 19:17
Amṛta Kāla	18:27 – 20:12
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:18 – 00:13

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	11:45 – 13:30
Yamaganda	06:33 – 08:17
Gulika Kāla	10:01 – 11:45
Varjyam	05:23 – 05:45
Dur Muhūrta	08:03 – 08:31

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: North-East

Rāhu Vāsa: South-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)

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 Labha	04:48 – 06:33 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta	06:33 – 08:17 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla	08:17 – 10:01 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha	10:01 – 11:45 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga	11:45 – 13:30 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg	13:30 – 15:14 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala	15:14 – 16:58 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha	16:58 – 18:42 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg	18:42 – 19:58 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala	19:58 – 21:14 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha	21:14 – 22:30 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta	22:30 – 23:45 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla	23:45 – 01:01 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha	01:01 – 02:17 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga	02:17 – 03:33 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg	03:33 – 04:48 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: -29.8587°

Longitude: 31.0218°

Timezone: UTC+2

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Budha Walk (बुध यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

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

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1869257.27
Julian Day	2457722.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0893°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	6.84°

🪷 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 (24.0893°), declination -21.68°, EoT 10.50 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: 2016-11-30 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)