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

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BG 11.42 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga

यच्चावहासार्थमसत्कृतोऽसि

विहारशय्यासनभोजनेषु।

एकोऽथवाप्यच्युत तत्समक्षं

तत्क्षामये त्वामहमप्रमेयम्।।11.42।।

"11.42 Whatever insult I have offered to Thee in jest, in sport or in repose, in conversation or at the banquet, alone or in a multitude, I ask Thy forgiveness for them all, O Thou Who art without an equal!" — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 11.42'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 Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Revatī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)	Taitila
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	199.43°	Tulā	Svātī P4
चन्द्र Candra	350.41°	Mīna	Revatī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	60.79°	Mithuna	Mr̥gaśirā P3
बुध Budha	197.38°	Tulā	Svātī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	335.17°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P1
शुक्र Śukra	202.72°	Tulā	Viśākhā P1
शनि Śani	294.65°	Makara	Dhaniṣṭhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	04:58 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:21 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:40 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	15:54 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)	03:33 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 23 Mins 30 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 36 Mins 30 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:11 – 04:04
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	03:51 – 04:58
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:13 – 12:07
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:54 – 14:47
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:09 – 18:33
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:21 – 18:55
Amṛta Kāla	18:06 – 19:51
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:13 – 00:07

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	16:41 – 18:21
Yamaganda	11:40 – 13:20
Gulika Kāla	15:01 – 16:41
Varjyam	05:31 – 05:53
Dur Muhūrta	08:05 – 08:32

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: South-West

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (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):
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):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg	04:58 – 06:38 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	06:38 – 08:19 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	08:19 – 09:59 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	09:59 – 11:40 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	11:40 – 13:20 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:20 – 15:01 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	15:01 – 16:41 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	16:41 – 18:21 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	18:21 – 19:41 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	19:41 – 21:01 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	21:01 – 22:20 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:20 – 23:40 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	23:40 – 00:59 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	00:59 – 02:19 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	02:19 – 03:38 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	03:38 – 04:58 (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 Time

Kali Year	5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1871424.27
Julian Day	2459889.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1722°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	151.60°

🪷 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 (24.1722°), declination -15.92°, EoT 16.19 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: 2022-11-06 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)