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

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 2.13 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga

देहिनोऽस्मिन्यथा देहे कौमारं यौवनं जरा।

तथा देहान्तरप्राप्तिर्धीरस्तत्र न मुह्यति।।2.13।।

"2.13 As the soul experiences in this body infancy, youth and old age, so finally it passes into another. The wise have no delusion about this." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 2.13's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa 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)	Kṛṣṇa Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Rohiṇī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)	Bālava
वार (Vāra)	Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	227.97°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P1
चन्द्र Candra	53.40°	Vṛṣabha	Mr̥gaśirā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	182.24°	Tulā	Citrā P3
बुध Budha	245.09°	Dhanu	Mūla P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	197.34°	Tulā	Svātī P4
शुक्र Śukra	219.02°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P2
शनि Śani	243.86°	Dhanu	Mūla P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	04:48 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:46 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:47 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	19:02 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)	05:16 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 57 Mins 09 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 02 Mins 51 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	02:57 – 03:53
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	03:39 – 04:48
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:19 – 12:15
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:06 – 15:02
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:34 – 18:58
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:46 – 19:20
Amṛta Kāla	18:31 – 20:16
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:19 – 00:15

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	06:33 – 08:18
Yamaganda	10:02 – 11:47
Gulika Kāla	13:32 – 15:16
Varjyam	05:23 – 05:46
Dur Muhūrta	08:04 – 08:32

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Śrīvatsa (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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta	04:48 – 06:33 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla	06:33 – 08:18 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha	08:18 – 10:02 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga	10:02 – 11:47 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg	11:47 – 13:32 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala	13:32 – 15:16 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha	15:16 – 17:01 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta	17:01 – 18:46 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala	18:46 – 20:01 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha	20:01 – 21:16 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta	21:16 – 22:32 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla	22:32 – 23:47 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha	23:47 – 01:02 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga	01:02 – 02:18 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg	02:18 – 03:33 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala	03:33 – 04:48 (neutral)

Coordinates

Latitude: -29.8587°

Longitude: 31.0218°

Timezone: UTC+2

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Candra Walk (चन्द्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Pratipada + Rohiṇī alignment also occurred on:

-3226-07-09 — Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Rohiṇī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1869626.27
Julian Day	2458091.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1034°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	184.07°

🪷 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 (24.1034°), declination -22.24°, EoT 8.96 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: 2017-12-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)