पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · December 1, 2017 CE

Also observed today

प्रदोष व्रत · Pradoṣa VrataShaiva

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 2.10 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga

तमुवाच हृषीकेशः प्रहसन्निव भारत।

सेनयोरुभयोर्मध्ये विषीदन्तमिदं वचः।।2.10।।

"2.10 Thereupon the Lord, with a gracious smile, addressed him who was so much depressed in the midst of the two armies." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 2.10's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa

Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī

Bengali Saṁvat: 1424

Malayalam Era: 1193

Nanakshahi: 548

Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)

Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Aśvinī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)	Kaulava
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	224.93°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P4
चन्द्र Candra	8.50°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	180.36°	Tulā	Citrā P3
बुध Budha	244.74°	Dhanu	Mūla P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	196.72°	Tulā	Svātī P4
शुक्र Śukra	215.25°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P1
शनि Śani	243.51°	Dhanu	Mūla P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	04:48 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:43 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:46 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	15:46 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)	02:54 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 54 Mins 43 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 05 Mins 17 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	02:57 – 03:53
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	03:39 – 04:48
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:18 – 12:14
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:05 – 15:01
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:31 – 18:55
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:43 – 19:18
Amṛta Kāla	18:28 – 20:13
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:18 – 00:14

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	10:01 – 11:46
Yamaganda	15:14 – 16:59
Gulika Kāla	06:33 – 08:17
Varjyam	05:23 – 05:45
Dur Muhūrta	08:03 – 08:31

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (Auspicious)

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):
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 Chala	04:48 – 06:33 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	06:33 – 08:17 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	08:17 – 10:01 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	10:01 – 11:46 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	11:46 – 13:30 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	13:30 – 15:14 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	15:14 – 16:59 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	16:59 – 18:43 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	18:43 – 19:59 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	19:59 – 21:14 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	21:14 – 22:30 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	22:30 – 23:46 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	23:46 – 01:01 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	01:01 – 02:17 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	02:17 – 03:33 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	03:33 – 04:48 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: -29.8587°

Longitude: 31.0218°

Timezone: UTC+2

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śukra Walk (शुक्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Trayodaśī + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1869623.27
Julian Day	2458088.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1033°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	144.87°

🪷 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 (24.1033°), declination -21.80°, EoT 10.13 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: 2017-12-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)