पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · November 4, 2017 CE

Also observed today

तुला सङ्क्रान्ति · Tulā SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 1.30 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga

गाण्डीवं स्रंसते हस्तात्त्वक्चैव परिदह्यते।

न च शक्नोम्यवस्थातुं भ्रमतीव च मे मनः।।1.30।।

"1.30 The bow Gandeeva slips from my hand, and my skin burns. I cannot keep quiet, for my mind is in tumult." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 1.30's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa

Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī

Bengali Saṁvat: 1424

Malayalam Era: 1193

Nanakshahi: 548

Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Pūrṇimā (15/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Aśvinī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	197.71°	Tulā	Svātī P4
चन्द्र Candra	15.25°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	163.35°	Kanyā	Hasta P2
बुध Budha	213.04°	Vṛścika	Viśākhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	190.95°	Tulā	Svātī P2
शुक्र Śukra	181.38°	Tulā	Citrā P3
शनि Śani	240.64°	Dhanu	Mūla P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	04:59 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:20 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:40 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	18:01 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)	04:58 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 20 Mins 45 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 39 Mins 15 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:12 – 04:06
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	03:52 – 04:59
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:13 – 12:06
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:53 – 14:46
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:08 – 18:32
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:20 – 18:53
Amṛta Kāla	18:05 – 19:50
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:13 – 00:06

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	08:19 – 09:59
Yamaganda	13:20 – 15:00
Gulika Kāla	04:59 – 06:39
Varjyam	05:33 – 05:54
Dur Muhūrta	08:06 – 08:33

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: East

Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla	04:59 – 06:39 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha	06:39 – 08:19 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga	08:19 – 09:59 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg	09:59 – 11:40 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala	11:40 – 13:20 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha	13:20 – 15:00 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta	15:00 – 16:40 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla	16:40 – 18:20 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha	18:20 – 19:40 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta	19:40 – 21:00 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla	21:00 – 22:20 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha	22:20 – 23:40 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga	23:40 – 00:59 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg	00:59 – 02:19 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala	02:19 – 03:39 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha	03:39 – 04:59 (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 + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:

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

-3101-02-18 — Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1869596.27
Julian Day	2458061.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1022°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	176.29°

🪷 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 (24.1022°), declination -15.38°, EoT 16.33 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: 2017-11-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)