पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · August 27, 2022 CE

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🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 10.13 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga

आहुस्त्वामृषयः सर्वे देवर्षिर्नारदस्तथा।

असितो देवलो व्यासः स्वयं चैव ब्रवीषि मे।।10.13।।

"10.13 So have said the seers and the divine sage Narada; as well as Asita, Devala and Vyasa; and Thou Thyself also sayest it." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 10.13's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2079 Rākṣasa

Śaka Saṁvat: 1944 Śubhakṛt

Bengali Saṁvat: 1429

Malayalam Era: 1198

Nanakshahi: 553

Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)

Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Maghā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)	Nāga
वार (Vāra)	Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	129.61°	Siṃha	Maghā P3
चन्द्र Candra	126.11°	Siṃha	Maghā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	39.29°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P4
बुध Budha	156.58°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	343.16°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P3
शुक्र Śukra	114.28°	Karka	Aśleṣā P3
शनि Śani	296.88°	Makara	Dhaniṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:17 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:37 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:57 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	06:07 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)	17:19 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 20 Mins 47 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 39 Mins 13 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:46 – 05:31
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:20 – 06:17
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:34 – 12:20
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:50 – 14:36
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:25 – 17:49
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:37 – 18:06
Amṛta Kāla	17:22 – 19:07
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:34 – 00:20

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	09:07 – 10:32
Yamaganda	13:22 – 14:47
Gulika Kāla	06:17 – 07:42
Varjyam	06:45 – 07:03
Dur Muhūrta	08:55 – 09:18

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: West

Rāhu Vāsa: East

Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla	06:17 – 07:42 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha	07:42 – 09:07 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga	09:07 – 10:32 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg	10:32 – 11:57 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala	11:57 – 13:22 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha	13:22 – 14:47 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta	14:47 – 16:12 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla	16:12 – 17:37 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha	17:37 – 19:12 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta	19:12 – 20:47 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla	20:47 – 22:22 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha	22:22 – 23:57 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga	23:57 – 01:32 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg	01:32 – 03:07 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala	03:07 – 04:42 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha	04:42 – 06:17 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: -29.8587°

Longitude: 31.0218°

Timezone: UTC+2

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śani Walk (शनि यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā + Maghā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-20 — Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1871353.27
Julian Day	2459818.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1694°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	356.38°

🪷 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 (24.1694°), declination 10.12°, EoT -1.12 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: 2022-08-27 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)