पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · January 6, 2023 CE

Also observed today

लोहड़ी · LohriRegional
धनु सङ्क्रान्ति · Dhanu SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 13.28 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga

समं सर्वेषु भूतेषु तिष्ठन्तं परमेश्वरम्।विनश्यत्स्वविनश्यन्तं यः पश्यति स पश्यति।।13.28।।

"13.28 He who can see the Supreme Lord in all beings, the Imperishable amidst the perishable, he it is who really sees." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 13.28's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala

Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana

Bengali Saṁvat: 1430

Malayalam Era: 1199

Nanakshahi: 554

Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)

Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Pūrṇimā (15/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Ārdrā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	261.26°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra	71.12°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	43.96°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P2
बुध Budha	264.44°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	337.67°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P2
शुक्र Śukra	279.23°	Makara	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P4
शनि Śani	298.84°	Makara	Dhaniṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:02 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	19:01 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:02 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	18:16 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)	04:27 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 58 Mins 52 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 01 Mins 08 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:11 – 04:06
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	03:52 – 05:02
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:34 – 12:30
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:22 – 15:18
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:49 – 19:13
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	19:01 – 19:36
Amṛta Kāla	18:46 – 20:31
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:34 – 00:30

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	10:17 – 12:02
Yamaganda	15:32 – 17:16
Gulika Kāla	06:47 – 08:32
Varjyam	05:37 – 06:00
Dur Muhūrta	08:18 – 08:46

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: South

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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 · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala	05:02 – 06:47 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	06:47 – 08:32 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	08:32 – 10:17 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	10:17 – 12:02 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	12:02 – 13:47 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	13:47 – 15:32 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	15:32 – 17:16 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	17:16 – 19:01 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	19:01 – 20:16 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	20:16 – 21:32 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	21:32 – 22:47 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	22:47 – 00:02 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	00:02 – 01:17 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	01:17 – 02:32 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	02:32 – 03:47 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	03:47 – 05:02 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: -29.8587°

Longitude: 31.0218°

Timezone: UTC+2

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śukra Walk (शुक्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

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

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

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1871485.27
Julian Day	2459950.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1745°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	170.51°

🪷 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 (24.1745°), declination -22.54°, EoT -5.88 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: 2023-01-06 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)