पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · August 10, 2023 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 1.32 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga

न काङ्क्षे विजयं कृष्ण न च राज्यं सुखानि च।

किं नो राज्येन गोविन्द किं भोगैर्जीवितेन वा।।1.32।।

"1.32 Ah my Lord! I crave not for victory, nor for the kingdom, nor for any pleasure. What were a kingdom or happiness or life to me," — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 1.32's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala

Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana

Bengali Saṁvat: 1430

Malayalam Era: 1199

Nanakshahi: 554

Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)

Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Navamī (24/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Kṛttikā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)	Gara
वार (Vāra)	Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	113.01°	Karka	Aśleṣā P2
चन्द्र Candra	41.99°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	144.38°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P4
बुध Budha	140.09°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	20.36°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra	117.97°	Karka	Aśleṣā P4
शनि Śani	311.00°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:34 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:28 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:01 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	02:06 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)	12:28 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 53 Mins 53 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 06 Mins 07 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:07 – 05:50
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:40 – 06:34
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:39 – 12:23
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:50 – 14:34
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:16 – 17:40
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:28 – 17:55
Amṛta Kāla	17:13 – 18:58
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:39 – 00:23

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	13:23 – 14:44
Yamaganda	06:34 – 07:56
Gulika Kāla	09:18 – 10:39
Varjyam	07:01 – 07:19
Dur Muhūrta	09:07 – 09:28

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)

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 Śubha	06:34 – 07:56 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga	07:56 – 09:18 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg	09:18 – 10:39 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala	10:39 – 12:01 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha	12:01 – 13:23 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta	13:23 – 14:44 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla	14:44 – 16:06 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha	16:06 – 17:28 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta	17:28 – 19:06 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla	19:06 – 20:44 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha	20:44 – 22:23 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga	22:23 – 00:01 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg	00:01 – 01:39 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala	01:39 – 03:18 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha	03:18 – 04:56 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta	04:56 – 06:34 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: -29.8587°

Longitude: 31.0218°

Timezone: UTC+2

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Bṛhaspati Walk (गुरु यात्रा)

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Navamī + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:

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

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1871701.27
Julian Day	2460166.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1828°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	286.38°

🪷 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 (24.1828°), declination 15.68°, EoT -5.06 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: 2023-08-10 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)