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

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.5 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga🪷 Paśya Me Pārtha Rūpāṇi · Behold My Forms
श्री भगवानुवाच

पश्य मे पार्थ रूपाणि शतशोऽथ सहस्रशः।

नानाविधानि दिव्यानि नानावर्णाकृतीनि च।।11.5।।
"11.5 Lord Shri Krishna replied: Behold, O Arjuna! My celestial forms, by hundred and thousands, various in kind, in colour and in shape." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.5's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2075 Virodhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1940 Vilambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1425
Malayalam Era: 1194
Nanakshahi: 549
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Puṣya Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya221.63°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
चन्द्र Candra105.70°KarkaPuṣya P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala313.17°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
बुध Budha219.86°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati220.17°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
शुक्र Śukra183.38°TulāCitrā P4
शनि Śani253.28°DhanuMūla P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:49 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:41 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:45 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)22:41 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:21 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 51 Mins 44 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 08 Mins 16 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:58 – 03:53
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:40 – 04:49
Abhijit Muhūrta11:17 – 12:12
Vijaya Muhūrta14:03 – 14:59
Godhūli Muhūrta18:29 – 18:53
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:41 – 19:15
Amṛta Kāla18:26 – 20:11
Niśīta Muhūrta23:17 – 00:12

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:45 – 13:29
Yamaganda06:33 – 08:17
Gulika Kāla10:01 – 11:45
Varjyam05:23 – 05:46
Dur Muhūrta 08:03 – 08:31

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Śubha (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):
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 Labha04:49 – 06:33 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta06:33 – 08:17 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:17 – 10:01 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:01 – 11:45 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:45 – 13:29 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:29 – 15:13 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:13 – 16:57 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:57 – 18:41 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:41 – 19:57 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:57 – 21:13 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:13 – 22:29 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:29 – 23:45 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:45 – 01:01 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:01 – 02:17 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:17 – 03:33 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg03:33 – 04:49 (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)1869985.27
Julian Day2458450.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1171°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)241.91°
🪷 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 (24.1171°), declination -21.26°, EoT 11.22 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: 2018-11-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)