पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · July 28, 2020 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 8.16 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga

आब्रह्मभुवनाल्लोकाः पुनरावर्तिनोऽर्जुन।

मामुपेत्य तु कौन्तेय पुनर्जन्म न विद्यते।।8.16।।

"8.16 The worlds, with the whole realm of creation, come and go; but, O Arjuna, whoso comes to Me, for him there is nor rebirth." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 8.16's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2077 Pramādī

Śaka Saṁvat: 1942 Śārvarī

Bengali Saṁvat: 1427

Malayalam Era: 1196

Nanakshahi: 551

Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)

Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Svātī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	101.30°	Karka	Puṣya P3
चन्द्र Candra	198.19°	Tulā	Svātī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	351.91°	Mīna	Revatī P2
बुध Budha	82.04°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	266.46°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
शुक्र Śukra	56.36°	Vṛṣabha	Mr̥gaśirā P1
शनि Śani	273.96°	Makara	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:43 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:21 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:02 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	11:50 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)	01:09 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 37 Mins 33 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 22 Mins 27 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:18 – 06:01
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:50 – 06:43
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:41 – 12:23
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:48 – 14:31
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:09 – 17:33
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:21 – 17:47
Amṛta Kāla	17:06 – 18:51
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:41 – 00:23

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	14:41 – 16:01
Yamaganda	09:23 – 10:42
Gulika Kāla	12:02 – 13:22
Varjyam	07:10 – 07:27
Dur Muhūrta	09:12 – 09:33

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: North

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)

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 · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga	06:43 – 08:03 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	08:03 – 09:23 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	09:23 – 10:42 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	10:42 – 12:02 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	12:02 – 13:22 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	13:22 – 14:41 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	14:41 – 16:01 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	16:01 – 17:21 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	17:21 – 19:01 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	19:01 – 20:41 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	20:41 – 22:22 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	22:22 – 00:02 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	00:02 – 01:42 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	01:42 – 03:23 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	03:23 – 05:03 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	05:03 – 06:43 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: -29.8587°

Longitude: 31.0218°

Timezone: UTC+2

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Maṅgala Walk (मङ्गल यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Svātī alignment also occurred on:

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1870593.27
Julian Day	2459058.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1404°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	95.98°

🪷 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 (24.1404°), declination 18.91°, EoT -6.17 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: 2020-07-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)