पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · August 11, 2023 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 1.33 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga

येषामर्थे काङ्क्षितं नो राज्यं भोगाः सुखानि च।

त इमेऽवस्थिता युद्धे प्राणांस्त्यक्त्वा धनानि च।।1.33।।

"1.33 When those for whose sake I desire these things stand here about to sacrifice their property and their lives:" — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 1.33'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 Daśamī (25/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Rohiṇī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	113.97°	Karka	Aśleṣā P3
चन्द्र Candra	54.53°	Vṛṣabha	Mr̥gaśirā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	145.01°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P4
बुध Budha	141.02°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	20.44°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra	117.37°	Karka	Aśleṣā P4
शनि Śani	310.93°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:33 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:28 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:01 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	02:56 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)	13:10 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 55 Mins 20 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 04 Mins 40 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:06 – 05:49
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:39 – 06:33
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:39 – 12:23
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:50 – 14:34
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:16 – 17:40
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:28 – 17:56
Amṛta Kāla	17:13 – 18:58
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:39 – 00:23

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	10:39 – 12:01
Yamaganda	14:45 – 16:07
Gulika Kāla	07:55 – 09:17
Varjyam	07:00 – 07:18
Dur Muhūrta	09:06 – 09:28

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Mātaṇga (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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala	06:33 – 07:55 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	07:55 – 09:17 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	09:17 – 10:39 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	10:39 – 12:01 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	12:01 – 13:23 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	13:23 – 14:45 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	14:45 – 16:07 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	16:07 – 17:28 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	17:28 – 19:07 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	19:07 – 20:45 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	20:45 – 22:23 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	22:23 – 00:01 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	00:01 – 01:39 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	01:39 – 03:17 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	03:17 – 04:55 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	04:55 – 06:33 (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 Kṛṣṇa Daśamī + Rohiṇī alignment also occurred on:

-3226-07-09 — Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Rohiṇī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1871702.27
Julian Day	2460167.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1828°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	298.27°

🪷 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 15.39°, EoT -4.91 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: 2023-08-11 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)