पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · August 22, 2021 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 1.15 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga

पाञ्चजन्यं हृषीकेशो देवदत्तं धनंजयः।

पौण्ड्रं दध्मौ महाशङ्खं भीमकर्मा वृकोदरः।।1.15।।

"1.15 Lord Shri Krishna blew his Panchajanya and Arjuna his Devadatta, brave Bheema his renowned shell, Poundra." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 1.15's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2078 Ānanda

Śaka Saṁvat: 1943 Plava

Bengali Saṁvat: 1428

Malayalam Era: 1197

Nanakshahi: 552

Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)

Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Pūrṇimā (15/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	125.03°	Siṃha	Maghā P2
चन्द्र Candra	299.16°	Makara	Dhaniṣṭhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	140.16°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P3
बुध Budha	143.07°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	302.77°	Kumbha	Dhaniṣṭhā P3
शुक्र Śukra	162.45°	Kanyā	Hasta P1
शनि Śani	284.63°	Makara	Śravaṇa P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:22 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:35 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:58 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	17:00 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)	06:10 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 13 Mins 01 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 46 Mins 59 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:52 – 05:37
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:26 – 06:22
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:36 – 12:21
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:51 – 14:35
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:23 – 17:47
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:35 – 18:03
Amṛta Kāla	17:20 – 19:05
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:36 – 00:21

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	16:11 – 17:35
Yamaganda	11:58 – 13:23
Gulika Kāla	14:47 – 16:11
Varjyam	06:50 – 07:08
Dur Muhūrta	08:59 – 09:21

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)

Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg	06:22 – 07:46 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	07:46 – 09:10 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	09:10 – 10:34 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:34 – 11:58 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	11:58 – 13:23 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:23 – 14:47 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	14:47 – 16:11 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	16:11 – 17:35 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	17:35 – 19:11 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	19:11 – 20:47 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	20:47 – 22:23 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:23 – 23:58 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	23:58 – 01:34 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:34 – 03:10 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	03:10 – 04:46 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	04:46 – 06:22 (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 Śukla Pūrṇimā + Dhaniṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-04 — Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

-0562-04-11 — Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1870983.27
Julian Day	2459448.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1553°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	176.02°

🪷 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 (24.1553°), declination 11.75°, EoT -2.54 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: 2021-08-22 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)