पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · November 22, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.17 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
यस्त्वात्मरतिरेव स्यादात्मतृप्तश्च मानवः।

आत्मन्येव च सन्तुष्टस्तस्य कार्यं न विद्यते।।3.17।।
"3.17 On the other hand, the soul who meditates on the Self is content to serve the Self and rests satisfied within the Self; there remains nothing more for him to accomplish." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.17's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1430
Malayalam Era: 1199
Nanakshahi: 554
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Daśamī (10/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya215.28°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
चन्द्र Candra326.22°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala213.84°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
बुध Budha232.88°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati13.89°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
शुक्र Śukra170.71°KanyāHasta P4
शनि Śani306.69°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:50 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:35 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:43 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:55 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:18 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 45 Mins 02 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 14 Mins 58 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:00 – 03:55
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:41 – 04:50
Abhijit Muhūrta11:15 – 12:10
Vijaya Muhūrta14:00 – 14:55
Godhūli Muhūrta18:23 – 18:47
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:35 – 19:10
Amṛta Kāla18:20 – 20:05
Niśīta Muhūrta23:15 – 00:10

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:43 – 13:26
Yamaganda06:33 – 08:17
Gulika Kāla10:00 – 11:43
Varjyam05:25 – 05:47
Dur Muhūrta 08:03 – 08:30

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
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 · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha04:50 – 06:33 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta06:33 – 08:17 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:17 – 10:00 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:00 – 11:43 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:43 – 13:26 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:26 – 15:09 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:09 – 16:52 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:52 – 18:35 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:35 – 19:52 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:52 – 21:09 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:09 – 22:26 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:26 – 23:43 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:43 – 01:00 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:00 – 02:17 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:17 – 03:33 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg03:33 – 04:50 (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)1871805.27
Julian Day2460270.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1867°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)111.69°
🪷 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 (24.1867°), declination -20.03°, EoT 13.15 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: 2023-11-22 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)