पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · November 22, 2022 CE

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BG 12.3 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga

ये त्वक्षरमनिर्देश्यमव्यक्तं पर्युपासते।सर्वत्रगमचिन्त्यं च कूटस्थमचलं ध्रुवम्।।12.3।।

"12.3 Those who worship Me as the Indestructible, the Undefinable, the Omnipresent, the Unthinkable, the Primeval, the Immutable and the Eternal;" — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 12.3's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2079 Rākṣasa

Śaka Saṁvat: 1944 Śubhakṛt

Bengali Saṁvat: 1429

Malayalam Era: 1198

Nanakshahi: 553

Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)

Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Svātī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)	Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	215.53°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P1
चन्द्र Candra	190.33°	Tulā	Svātī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	57.49°	Vṛṣabha	Mr̥gaśirā P2
बुध Budha	222.76°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	334.63°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P1
शुक्र Śukra	222.79°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P3
शनि Śani	295.25°	Makara	Dhaniṣṭhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	04:50 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:35 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:43 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	03:29 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)	16:35 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 45 Mins 19 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 14 Mins 41 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:00 – 03:55
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	03:41 – 04:50
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:15 – 12:10
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:00 – 14:55
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:23 – 18:47
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:35 – 19:10
Amṛta Kāla	18:20 – 20:05
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:15 – 00:10

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	15:09 – 16:52
Yamaganda	08:16 – 10:00
Gulika Kāla	11:43 – 13:26
Varjyam	05:24 – 05:47
Dur Muhūrta	08:03 – 08:30

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: North

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)

Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga	04:50 – 06:33 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	06:33 – 08:16 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	08:16 – 10:00 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	10:00 – 11:43 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	11:43 – 13:26 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	13:26 – 15:09 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	15:09 – 16:52 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	16:52 – 18:35 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	18:35 – 19:52 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	19:52 – 21:09 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	21:09 – 22:26 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	22:26 – 23:43 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	23:43 – 01:00 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	01:00 – 02:16 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	02:16 – 03:33 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	03:33 – 04:50 (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 Time

Kali Year	5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1871440.27
Julian Day	2459905.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1728°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	334.52°

🪷 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 (24.1728°), declination -20.09°, EoT 13.15 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: 2022-11-22 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)