पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · October 1, 2022 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 11.6 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga

पश्यादित्यान्वसून्रुद्रानश्िवनौ मरुतस्तथा।

बहून्यदृष्टपूर्वाणि पश्याऽश्चर्याणि भारत।।11.6।।

"11.6 Behold thou the Powers of Nature: fire, earth, wind and sky; the sun, the heavens, the moon, the stars; all forces of vitality and of healing; and the roving winds. See the myriad wonders revealed to none but thee." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 11.6's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2079 Rākṣasa

Śaka Saṁvat: 1944 Śubhakṛt

Bengali Saṁvat: 1429

Malayalam Era: 1198

Nanakshahi: 553

Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Jyeṣṭhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)	Kaulava
वार (Vāra)	Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	163.68°	Kanyā	Hasta P2
चन्द्र Candra	227.95°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	55.56°	Vṛṣabha	Mr̥gaśirā P1
बुध Budha	149.99°	Siṃha	Uttara Phalgunī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	338.94°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P2
शुक्र Śukra	157.70°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P4
शनि Śani	294.89°	Makara	Dhaniṣṭhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:34 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:56 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:45 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	09:05 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)	22:59 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 22 Mins 02 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 37 Mins 58 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:55 – 04:44
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:32 – 05:34
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:20 – 12:09
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:48 – 14:38
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:44 – 18:08
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:56 – 18:27
Amṛta Kāla	17:41 – 19:26
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:20 – 00:09

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	08:39 – 10:12
Yamaganda	13:17 – 14:50
Gulika Kāla	05:34 – 07:06
Varjyam	06:05 – 06:24
Dur Muhūrta	08:27 – 08:52

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: North-East

Rāhu Vāsa: East

Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

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

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla	05:34 – 07:06 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha	07:06 – 08:39 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga	08:39 – 10:12 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg	10:12 – 11:45 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala	11:45 – 13:17 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha	13:17 – 14:50 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta	14:50 – 16:23 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla	16:23 – 17:56 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha	17:56 – 19:23 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta	19:23 – 20:50 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla	20:50 – 22:17 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha	22:17 – 23:45 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga	23:45 – 01:12 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg	01:12 – 02:39 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala	02:39 – 04:06 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha	04:06 – 05:34 (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 Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī + Jyeṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1871388.27
Julian Day	2459853.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1708°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	64.48°

🪷 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 (24.1708°), declination -3.12°, EoT 11.17 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: 2022-10-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)