पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · October 28, 2018 CE

Also observed today

तुला सङ्क्रान्ति · Tulā SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu
सङ्कष्टी चतुर्थी · Saṅkaṣṭī CaturthīPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 10.16 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga

वक्तुमर्हस्यशेषेण दिव्या ह्यात्मविभूतयः।

याभिर्विभूतिभिर्लोकानिमांस्त्वं व्याप्य तिष्ठसि।।10.16।।

"10.16 Please tell me all about Thy glorious manifestations, by means of which Thou pervadest the world." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 10.16'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 Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Rohiṇī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	190.45°	Tulā	Svātī P2
चन्द्र Candra	52.75°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	294.55°	Makara	Dhaniṣṭhā P1
बुध Budha	211.67°	Vṛścika	Viśākhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	213.34°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P1
शुक्र Śukra	187.96°	Tulā	Svātī P1
शनि Śani	250.40°	Dhanu	Mūla P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:05 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:14 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:40 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	21:22 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)	07:36 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 09 Mins 06 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 50 Mins 54 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:20 – 04:12
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	03:59 – 05:05
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:13 – 12:06
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:51 – 14:44
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:02 – 18:26
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:14 – 18:47
Amṛta Kāla	17:59 – 19:44
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:13 – 00:06

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	16:35 – 18:14
Yamaganda	11:40 – 13:18
Gulika Kāla	14:57 – 16:35
Varjyam	05:38 – 05:59
Dur Muhūrta	08:09 – 08:35

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Prajāpati (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):
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 Udveg	05:05 – 06:44 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	06:44 – 08:22 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	08:22 – 10:01 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:01 – 11:40 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	11:40 – 13:18 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:18 – 14:57 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	14:57 – 16:35 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	16:35 – 18:14 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	18:14 – 19:35 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	19:35 – 20:57 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	20:57 – 22:18 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:18 – 23:40 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	23:40 – 01:01 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:01 – 02:22 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	02:22 – 03:44 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	03:44 – 05:05 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: -29.8587°

Longitude: 31.0218°

Timezone: UTC+2

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Sūrya Walk (सूर्य यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

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

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1869954.27
Julian Day	2458419.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1159°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	221.46°

🪷 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 -13.04°, EoT 16.40 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: 2018-10-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)