पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · December 3, 2016 CE

Also observed today

विनायक चतुर्थी · Vināyaka Caturthī (monthly)Pan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 10.23 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga

रुद्राणां शङ्करश्चास्मि वित्तेशो यक्षरक्षसाम्।

वसूनां पावकश्चास्मि मेरुः शिखरिणामहम्।।10.23।।

"10.23 Among Forces of Vitality I am the life, I am Mammon to the heathen and the godless; I am the Energy in fire, earth, wind, sky, heaven, sun, moon and planets; and among mountains am the Mount Meru." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 10.23'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 Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)	Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)	Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	227.21°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P1
चन्द्र Candra	266.36°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	293.36°	Makara	Dhaniṣṭhā P1
बुध Budha	246.01°	Dhanu	Mūla P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	172.55°	Kanyā	Hasta P4
शुक्र Śukra	270.37°	Makara	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani	233.70°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	04:48 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:45 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:47 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	07:27 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)	21:19 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 56 Mins 34 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 03 Mins 26 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	02:57 – 03:52
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	03:39 – 04:48
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:19 – 12:14
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:06 – 15:02
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:33 – 18:57
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:45 – 19:20
Amṛta Kāla	18:30 – 20:15
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:19 – 00:14

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	08:17 – 10:02
Yamaganda	13:31 – 15:16
Gulika Kāla	04:48 – 06:33
Varjyam	05:23 – 05:45
Dur Muhūrta	08:03 – 08:31

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: East

Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla	04:48 – 06:33 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha	06:33 – 08:17 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga	08:17 – 10:02 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg	10:02 – 11:47 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala	11:47 – 13:31 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha	13:31 – 15:16 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta	15:16 – 17:00 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla	17:00 – 18:45 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha	18:45 – 20:00 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta	20:00 – 21:16 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla	21:16 – 22:31 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha	22:31 – 23:47 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga	23:47 – 01:02 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg	01:02 – 02:17 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala	02:17 – 03:33 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha	03:33 – 04:48 (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 Time

Kali Year	5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1869260.27
Julian Day	2457725.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0894°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	41.86°

🪷 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 (24.0894°), declination -22.13°, EoT 9.36 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: 2016-12-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)