पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · July 28, 2024 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 10.13 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga

आहुस्त्वामृषयः सर्वे देवर्षिर्नारदस्तथा।

असितो देवलो व्यासः स्वयं चैव ब्रवीषि मे।।10.13।।

"10.13 So have said the seers and the divine sage Narada; as well as Asita, Devala and Vyasa; and Thou Thyself also sayest it." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 10.13's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2081 Piṅgala

Śaka Saṁvat: 1946 Krodhi

Bengali Saṁvat: 1431

Malayalam Era: 1200

Nanakshahi: 555

Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)

Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Aśvinī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)	Bālava
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	101.28°	Karka	Puṣya P3
चन्द्र Candra	10.19°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	40.40°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P1
बुध Budha	126.99°	Siṃha	Maghā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	49.49°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra	115.58°	Karka	Aśleṣā P3
शनि Śani	324.67°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:43 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:21 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:02 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	00:25 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)	11:30 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 37 Mins 36 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 22 Mins 24 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:18 – 06:01
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:50 – 06:43
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:41 – 12:23
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:48 – 14:31
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:09 – 17:33
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:21 – 17:47
Amṛta Kāla	17:06 – 18:51
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:41 – 00:23

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	16:01 – 17:21
Yamaganda	12:02 – 13:22
Gulika Kāla	14:41 – 16:01
Varjyam	07:10 – 07:27
Dur Muhūrta	09:12 – 09:33

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg	06:43 – 08:03 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	08:03 – 09:23 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	09:23 – 10:42 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:42 – 12:02 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	12:02 – 13:22 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:22 – 14:41 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	14:41 – 16:01 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	16:01 – 17:21 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	17:21 – 19:01 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	19:01 – 20:41 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	20:41 – 22:22 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:22 – 00:02 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	00:02 – 01:42 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:42 – 03:23 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	03:23 – 05:03 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	05:03 – 06:43 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: -29.8587°

Longitude: 31.0218°

Timezone: UTC+2

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Sūrya Walk (सूर्य यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:

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

-3101-02-18 — Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1872054.27
Julian Day	2460519.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1963°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	267.07°

🪷 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 (24.1963°), declination 18.90°, EoT -6.17 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: 2024-07-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)