पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · October 30, 2018 CE

🪷 आज: तुला सङ्क्रान्ति — Tulā Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Libra.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 10.18 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
विस्तरेणात्मनो योगं विभूतिं च जनार्दन।

भूयः कथय तृप्तिर्हि श्रृण्वतो नास्ति मेऽमृतम्।।10.18।।
"10.18 Tell me again, I pray, about the fullness of Thy power and Thy glory; for I feel that I am never satisfied when I listen to Thy immortal words." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.18'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 Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya192.45°TulāSvātī P2
चन्द्र Candra80.83°MithunaPunarvasu P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala295.66°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
बुध Budha214.28°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati213.77°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
शुक्र Śukra186.75°TulāSvātī P1
शनि Śani250.56°DhanuMūla P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:03 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:16 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:39 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)23:05 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:21 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 12 Mins 23 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 47 Mins 37 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:18 – 04:10
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:57 – 05:03
Abhijit Muhūrta11:13 – 12:06
Vijaya Muhūrta13:52 – 14:44
Godhūli Muhūrta18:04 – 18:28
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:16 – 18:49
Amṛta Kāla18:01 – 19:46
Niśīta Muhūrta23:13 – 00:06

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:58 – 16:37
Yamaganda08:21 – 10:00
Gulika Kāla11:39 – 13:19
Varjyam05:36 – 05:57
Dur Muhūrta 08:08 – 08:35

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:03 – 06:42 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg06:42 – 08:21 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:21 – 10:00 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:00 – 11:39 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:39 – 13:19 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:19 – 14:58 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:58 – 16:37 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:37 – 18:16 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:16 – 19:37 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:37 – 20:58 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:58 – 22:19 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:19 – 23:39 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:39 – 01:00 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:00 – 02:21 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:21 – 03:42 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla03:42 – 05:03 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: -29.8587°
Longitude: 31.0218°
Timezone: UTC+2

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869956.27
Julian Day2458421.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1160°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)247.83°
🪷 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 (24.1160°), declination -13.71°, EoT 16.45 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: 2018-10-30 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)