पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · August 23, 2023 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 1.45 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga

अहो बत महत्पापं कर्तुं व्यवसिता वयम्।

यद्राज्यसुखलोभेन हन्तुं स्वजनमुद्यताः।।1.45।।

"1.45 Alas, it is strange that we should be willing to kill our own countrymen and commit a great sin, in order to enjoy the pleasures of a kingdom." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 1.45's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala

Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana

Bengali Saṁvat: 1430

Malayalam Era: 1199

Nanakshahi: 554

Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)

Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Saptamī (7/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Viśākhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)	Gara
वार (Vāra)	Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	125.50°	Siṃha	Maghā P2
चन्द्र Candra	199.21°	Tulā	Svātī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	152.62°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P2
बुध Budha	147.46°	Siṃha	Uttara Phalgunī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	21.16°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra	110.41°	Karka	Aśleṣā P2
शनि Śani	310.05°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:21 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:35 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:58 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	10:13 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)	23:33 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 13 Mins 51 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 46 Mins 09 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:51 – 05:36
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:25 – 06:21
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:36 – 12:21
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:50 – 14:35
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:23 – 17:47
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:35 – 18:03
Amṛta Kāla	17:20 – 19:05
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:36 – 00:21

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	11:58 – 13:22
Yamaganda	07:45 – 09:10
Gulika Kāla	10:34 – 11:58
Varjyam	06:49 – 07:07
Dur Muhūrta	08:58 – 09:21

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: North

Rāhu Vāsa: South-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Dhātṛ (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)

Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

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

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha	06:21 – 07:45 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta	07:45 – 09:10 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla	09:10 – 10:34 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha	10:34 – 11:58 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga	11:58 – 13:22 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg	13:22 – 14:47 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala	14:47 – 16:11 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha	16:11 – 17:35 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg	17:35 – 19:11 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala	19:11 – 20:47 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha	20:47 – 22:22 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta	22:22 – 23:58 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla	23:58 – 01:34 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha	01:34 – 03:10 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga	03:10 – 04:45 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg	04:45 – 06:21 (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 Saptamī + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1871714.27
Julian Day	2460179.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1832°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	77.84°

🪷 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 (24.1832°), declination 11.58°, EoT -2.27 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: 2023-08-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)