पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · October 31, 2018 CE

🪷 आज: तुला सङ्क्रान्ति — Tulā Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Libra.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 10.19 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
श्री भगवानुवाच

हन्त ते कथयिष्यामि दिव्या ह्यात्मविभूतयः।

प्राधान्यतः कुरुश्रेष्ठ नास्त्यन्तो विस्तरस्य मे।।10.19।।
"10.19 Lord Shri Krishna replied: So be it, My beloved fried! I will unfold to thee some of the chief aspects of My glory. Of its full extent there is no end." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.19'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 Saptamī (22/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Puṣya Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya193.45°TulāSvātī P3
चन्द्र Candra94.92°KarkaPuṣya P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala296.22°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
बुध Budha215.54°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati213.98°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
शुक्र Śukra186.17°TulāCitrā P4
शनि Śani250.64°DhanuMūla P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:02 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:16 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:39 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)23:52 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:19 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 14 Mins 01 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 45 Mins 59 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:17 – 04:10
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:56 – 05:02
Abhijit Muhūrta11:13 – 12:06
Vijaya Muhūrta13:52 – 14:45
Godhūli Muhūrta18:04 – 18:28
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:16 – 18:50
Amṛta Kāla18:01 – 19:46
Niśīta Muhūrta23:13 – 00:06

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:39 – 13:19
Yamaganda06:42 – 08:21
Gulika Kāla10:00 – 11:39
Varjyam05:36 – 05:57
Dur Muhūrta 08:08 – 08:34

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Śubha (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 · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:02 – 06:42 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta06:42 – 08:21 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:21 – 10:00 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:00 – 11:39 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:39 – 13:19 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:19 – 14:58 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:58 – 16:37 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:37 – 18:16 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:16 – 19:37 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:37 – 20:58 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:58 – 22:19 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:19 – 23:39 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:39 – 01:00 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:00 – 02:21 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:21 – 03:42 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg03:42 – 05:02 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869957.27
Julian Day2458422.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1160°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)261.20°
🪷 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 -14.03°, 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: 2018-10-31 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)