पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · October 6, 2022 CE

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कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति · Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)Pan-Hindu
एकादशी · EkādaśīVaishnava

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 11.11 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga

दिव्यमाल्याम्बरधरं दिव्यगन्धानुलेपनम्।

सर्वाश्चर्यमयं देवमनन्तं विश्वतोमुखम्।।11.11।।

"11.11 Crowned with heavenly garlands, clothed in shining garments, anointed with divine unctions, He showed Himself as the Resplendent One, Marvellous, Boundless, Omnipresent." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 11.11'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 Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	168.61°	Kanyā	Hasta P3
चन्द्र Candra	298.86°	Makara	Dhaniṣṭhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	57.17°	Vṛṣabha	Mr̥gaśirā P2
बुध Budha	150.93°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	338.28°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P2
शुक्र Śukra	163.94°	Kanyā	Hasta P2
शनि Śani	294.73°	Makara	Dhaniṣṭhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:28 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:59 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:43 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	13:49 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)	03:00 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 30 Mins 58 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 29 Mins 02 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:48 – 04:38
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:25 – 05:28
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:18 – 12:08
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:48 – 14:38
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:47 – 18:11
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:59 – 18:30
Amṛta Kāla	17:44 – 19:29
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:18 – 00:08

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	13:17 – 14:51
Yamaganda	05:28 – 07:02
Gulika Kāla	08:35 – 10:09
Varjyam	05:59 – 06:19
Dur Muhūrta	08:23 – 08:48

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (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 · 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 Śubha	05:28 – 07:02 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga	07:02 – 08:35 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg	08:35 – 10:09 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala	10:09 – 11:43 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha	11:43 – 13:17 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta	13:17 – 14:51 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla	14:51 – 16:25 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha	16:25 – 17:59 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta	17:59 – 19:25 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla	19:25 – 20:51 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha	20:51 – 22:17 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga	22:17 – 23:43 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg	23:43 – 01:09 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala	01:09 – 02:35 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha	02:35 – 04:02 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta	04:02 – 05:28 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: -29.8587°

Longitude: 31.0218°

Timezone: UTC+2

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Bṛhaspati Walk (गुरु यात्रा)

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1871393.27
Julian Day	2459858.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1710°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	131.52°

🪷 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 (24.1710°), declination -5.05°, EoT 12.68 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: 2022-10-06 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)