पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · November 8, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: तुला सङ्क्रान्ति — Tulā Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Libra.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.3 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
श्री भगवानुवाच

लोकेऽस्मिन्द्विविधा निष्ठा पुरा प्रोक्ता मयानघ।

ज्ञानयोगेन सांख्यानां कर्मयोगेन योगिनाम्।।3.3।।
"3.3 Lord Shri Krishna replied: In this world, as I have said, there is a twofold path, O Sinless One! There is the Path of Wisdom for those who meditate, and the Path of Action for those who work." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.3's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1430
Malayalam Era: 1199
Nanakshahi: 554
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Daśamī (25/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya201.18°TulāViśākhā P1
चन्द्र Candra140.37°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala203.99°TulāViśākhā P2
बुध Budha212.04°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati15.68°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
शुक्र Śukra155.10°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
शनि Śani306.43°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:57 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:23 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:40 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:48 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:25 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 26 Mins 10 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 33 Mins 50 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:09 – 04:03
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:50 – 04:57
Abhijit Muhūrta11:13 – 12:07
Vijaya Muhūrta13:54 – 14:48
Godhūli Muhūrta18:11 – 18:35
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:23 – 18:57
Amṛta Kāla18:08 – 19:53
Niśīta Muhūrta23:13 – 00:07

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:40 – 13:21
Yamaganda06:38 – 08:18
Gulika Kāla09:59 – 11:40
Varjyam05:30 – 05:52
Dur Muhūrta 08:05 – 08:32

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha04:57 – 06:38 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta06:38 – 08:18 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:18 – 09:59 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha09:59 – 11:40 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:40 – 13:21 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:21 – 15:01 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:01 – 16:42 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:42 – 18:23 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:23 – 19:42 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:42 – 21:01 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:01 – 22:21 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:21 – 23:40 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:40 – 00:59 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha00:59 – 02:18 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:18 – 03:38 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg03:38 – 04:57 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: -29.8587°
Longitude: 31.0218°
Timezone: UTC+2

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871791.27
Julian Day2460256.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1862°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)298.31°
🪷 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 (24.1862°), declination -16.44°, EoT 15.99 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: 2023-11-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)