पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · December 7, 2022 CE

Also observed today

अन्नपूर्णा जयन्ती · Annapūrṇā JayantīShakta
वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति · Vṛścika SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 12.18 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga

समः शत्रौ च मित्रे च तथा मानापमानयोः।शीतोष्णसुखदुःखेषु समः सङ्गविवर्जितः।।12.18।।

"12.18 He to whom friend and foe are alike, who welcomes equally honour and dishonour, heat and cold, pleasure and pain, who is enamoured of nothing," — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 12.18's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla 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)	Śukla Pūrṇimā (15/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Kṛttikā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	230.73°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P2
चन्द्र Candra	37.98°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	52.06°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P4
बुध Budha	245.77°	Dhanu	Mūla P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	334.92°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P1
शुक्र Śukra	241.61°	Dhanu	Mūla P1
शनि Śani	296.16°	Makara	Dhaniṣṭhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	04:49 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:48 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:48 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	17:44 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)	04:10 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 59 Mins 05 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 00 Mins 55 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	02:57 – 03:53
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	03:39 – 04:49
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:20 – 12:16
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:08 – 15:04
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:36 – 19:00
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:48 – 19:23
Amṛta Kāla	18:33 – 20:18
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:20 – 00:16

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	11:48 – 13:33
Yamaganda	06:34 – 08:18
Gulika Kāla	10:03 – 11:48
Varjyam	05:24 – 05:46
Dur Muhūrta	08:04 – 08:32

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: South-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (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):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha	04:49 – 06:34 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta	06:34 – 08:18 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla	08:18 – 10:03 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha	10:03 – 11:48 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga	11:48 – 13:33 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg	13:33 – 15:18 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala	15:18 – 17:03 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha	17:03 – 18:48 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg	18:48 – 20:03 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala	20:03 – 21:18 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha	21:18 – 22:33 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta	22:33 – 23:48 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla	23:48 – 01:03 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha	01:03 – 02:18 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga	02:18 – 03:34 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg	03:34 – 04:49 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: -29.8587°

Longitude: 31.0218°

Timezone: UTC+2

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Budha Walk (बुध यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Pūrṇimā + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-04 — Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Śukla Pūrṇimā + Kṛttikā)

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

-0562-04-11 — Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1871455.27
Julian Day	2459920.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1733°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	168.17°

🪷 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 (24.1733°), declination -22.58°, EoT 7.72 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: 2022-12-07 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)