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

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 11.37 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga

कस्माच्च ते न नमेरन्महात्मन्

गरीयसे ब्रह्मणोऽप्यादिकर्त्रे।

अनन्त देवेश जगन्निवास

त्वमक्षरं सदसत्तत्परं यत्।।11.37।।

"11.37 How should they do otherwise? O Thou Supremest Self, greater than the Powers of creation, the First Cause, Infinite, the Lord of Lords, the Home of the universe, Imperishable, Being and Not-Being, yet transcending both." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 11.37's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2079 Rākṣasa

Śaka Saṁvat: 1944 Śubhakṛt

Bengali Saṁvat: 1429

Malayalam Era: 1198

Nanakshahi: 553

Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	194.42°	Tulā	Svātī P3
चन्द्र Candra	281.38°	Makara	Śravaṇa P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	61.08°	Mithuna	Mr̥gaśirā P3
बुध Budha	189.17°	Tulā	Svātī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	335.51°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P1
शुक्र Śukra	196.46°	Tulā	Svātī P3
शनि Śani	294.55°	Makara	Dhaniṣṭhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:02 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:17 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:39 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	10:39 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)	00:15 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 15 Mins 40 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 44 Mins 20 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:16 – 04:09
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	03:55 – 05:02
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:13 – 12:06
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:52 – 14:45
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:05 – 18:29
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:17 – 18:50
Amṛta Kāla	18:02 – 19:47
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:13 – 00:06

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	14:58 – 16:38
Yamaganda	08:21 – 10:00
Gulika Kāla	11:39 – 13:19
Varjyam	05:35 – 05:56
Dur Muhūrta	08:07 – 08:34

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga	05:02 – 06:41 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	06:41 – 08:21 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	08:21 – 10:00 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	10:00 – 11:39 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	11:39 – 13:19 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	13:19 – 14:58 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	14:58 – 16:38 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	16:38 – 18:17 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	18:17 – 19:38 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	19:38 – 20:58 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	20:58 – 22:19 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	22:19 – 23:39 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	23:39 – 01:00 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	01:00 – 02:21 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	02:21 – 03:41 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	03:41 – 05:02 (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 + Uttara Āṣāḍhā alignment also occurred on:

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1871419.27
Julian Day	2459884.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1720°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	85.75°

🪷 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 (24.1720°), declination -14.37°, EoT 16.44 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: 2022-11-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)