पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · October 27, 2018 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 10.15 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga

स्वयमेवात्मनाऽत्मानं वेत्थ त्वं पुरुषोत्तम।

भूतभावन भूतेश देवदेव जगत्पते।।10.15।।

"10.15 Thou alone knowest Thyself, by the power of Thy Self; Thou the Supreme Spirit, the Source and Master of all being, the Lord of Lords, the Ruler of the Universe." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 10.15's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2075 Virodhakṛt

Śaka Saṁvat: 1940 Vilambī

Bengali Saṁvat: 1425

Malayalam Era: 1194

Nanakshahi: 549

Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā (18/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Kṛttikā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)	Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)	Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	189.45°	Tulā	Svātī P1
चन्द्र Candra	38.87°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	294.00°	Makara	Dhaniṣṭhā P1
बुध Budha	210.33°	Vṛścika	Viśākhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	213.12°	Vṛścika	Viśākhā P4
शुक्र Śukra	188.58°	Tulā	Svātī P1
शनि Śani	250.32°	Dhanu	Mūla P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:06 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:13 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:40 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	20:25 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)	06:50 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 07 Mins 27 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 52 Mins 33 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:21 – 04:13
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:00 – 05:06
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:13 – 12:06
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:51 – 14:43
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:01 – 18:25
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:13 – 18:46
Amṛta Kāla	17:58 – 19:43
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:13 – 00:06

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	08:23 – 10:01
Yamaganda	13:18 – 14:56
Gulika Kāla	05:06 – 06:44
Varjyam	05:39 – 06:00
Dur Muhūrta	08:10 – 08:36

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: East

Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (Auspicious)

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

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla	05:06 – 06:44 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha	06:44 – 08:23 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga	08:23 – 10:01 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg	10:01 – 11:40 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala	11:40 – 13:18 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha	13:18 – 14:56 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta	14:56 – 16:35 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla	16:35 – 18:13 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha	18:13 – 19:35 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta	19:35 – 20:56 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla	20:56 – 22:18 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha	22:18 – 23:40 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga	23:40 – 01:01 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg	01:01 – 02:23 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala	02:23 – 03:44 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha	03:44 – 05:06 (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 Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:

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

-3137-12-25 — Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1869953.27
Julian Day	2458418.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1159°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	208.54°

🪷 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 (24.1159°), declination -12.71°, EoT 16.36 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: 2018-10-27 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)