पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · November 8, 2022 CE

🪷 आज: कार्तिक पूर्णिमा — Kārtika Pūrṇimā / Tripurī Pūrṇimā
Day Mahābhārata war began (4 Oct 3138 BCE). Śiva destroyed Tripurāsura.
Historical anchor: Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (Kurukṣetra) — -3137-10-04 →

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.44 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
तस्मात्प्रणम्य प्रणिधाय कायं

प्रसादये त्वामहमीशमीड्यम्।

पितेव पुत्रस्य सखेव सख्युः

प्रियः प्रियायार्हसि देव सोढुम्।।11.44।।
"11.44 Therefore I prostrate myself before Thee, O Lord! Most Adorable! I salute Thee, I ask Thy blessing. Only Thou canst be trusted to bear with me, as father to son, as friend to friend, as lover to his beloved." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.44'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 Pūrṇimā (15/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya201.44°TulāViśākhā P1
चन्द्र Candra16.54°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala60.58°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
बुध Budha200.62°TulāViśākhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati335.06°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
शुक्र Śukra205.23°TulāViśākhā P2
शनि Śani294.70°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:57 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:23 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:40 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)17:53 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:48 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 26 Mins 32 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 33 Mins 28 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:09 – 04:03
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:49 – 04:57
Abhijit Muhūrta11:13 – 12:07
Vijaya Muhūrta13:54 – 14:48
Godhūli Muhūrta18:11 – 18:35
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:23 – 18:57
Amṛta Kāla18:08 – 19:53
Niśīta Muhūrta23:13 – 00:07

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:02 – 16:42
Yamaganda08:18 – 09:59
Gulika Kāla11:40 – 13:21
Varjyam05:30 – 05:52
Dur Muhūrta 08:05 – 08:32

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (Inauspicious)
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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga04:57 – 06:37 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg06:37 – 08:18 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:18 – 09:59 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha09:59 – 11:40 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:40 – 13:21 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:21 – 15:02 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:02 – 16:42 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:42 – 18:23 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:23 – 19:42 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:42 – 21:02 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:02 – 22:21 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:21 – 23:40 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:40 – 00:59 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha00:59 – 02:18 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:18 – 03:37 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla03:37 – 04:57 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: -29.8587°
Longitude: 31.0218°
Timezone: UTC+2

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

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 Pūrṇimā + Bharaṇī alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871426.27
Julian Day2459891.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1722°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)176.69°
🪷 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 -16.51°, EoT 15.99 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: 2022-11-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)