पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · August 15, 2024 CE

Also observed today

पवित्रोपना एकादशी · Pavitropanā Ekādaśī (Putradā)Vaishnava
एकादशी · EkādaśīVaishnava

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 10.31 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga

पवनः पवतामस्मि रामः शस्त्रभृतामहम्।

झषाणां मकरश्चास्मि स्रोतसामस्मि जाह्नवी।।10.31।।

"10.31 I am the Wind among purifiers, the King Rama among warriors; I am the Crocodile among the fishes, and I am the Ganges among rivers." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 10.31's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla 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)	Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Jyeṣṭhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)	Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)	Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	118.52°	Karka	Aśleṣā P4
चन्द्र Candra	236.46°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	52.40°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P4
बुध Budha	125.52°	Siṃha	Maghā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	52.54°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P4
शुक्र Śukra	137.68°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P2
शनि Śani	323.67°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:29 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:31 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:00 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	12:52 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)	02:52 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 02 Mins 27 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 57 Mins 33 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:01 – 05:45
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:34 – 06:29
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:38 – 12:22
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:50 – 14:35
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:19 – 17:43
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:31 – 17:59
Amṛta Kāla	17:16 – 19:01
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:38 – 00:22

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	13:23 – 14:46
Yamaganda	06:29 – 07:52
Gulika Kāla	09:14 – 10:37
Varjyam	06:56 – 07:14
Dur Muhūrta	09:03 – 09:26

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)

Candra Vāsa: North-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (Inauspicious)

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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha	06:29 – 07:52 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga	07:52 – 09:14 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg	09:14 – 10:37 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala	10:37 – 12:00 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha	12:00 – 13:23 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta	13:23 – 14:46 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla	14:46 – 16:09 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha	16:09 – 17:31 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta	17:31 – 19:09 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla	19:09 – 20:46 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha	20:46 – 22:23 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga	22:23 – 00:00 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg	00:00 – 01:37 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala	01:37 – 03:14 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha	03:14 – 04:52 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta	04:52 – 06:29 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: -29.8587°

Longitude: 31.0218°

Timezone: UTC+2

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Bṛhaspati Walk (गुरु यात्रा)

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Ekādaśī + Jyeṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-20 — Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Jyeṣṭhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1872072.27
Julian Day	2460537.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1969°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	120.10°

🪷 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 (24.1969°), declination 13.94°, EoT -4.18 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: 2024-08-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)