पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · August 27, 2024 CE

Also observed today

सिंह सङ्क्रान्ति · Siṁha SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 11.1 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga

अर्जुन उवाच

मदनुग्रहाय परमं गुह्यमध्यात्मसंज्ञितम्।

यत्त्वयोक्तं वचस्तेन मोहोऽयं विगतो मम।।11.1।।

"11.1 "Arjuna said: My Lord! Thy words concerning the Supreme Secret of Self, given for my blessing, have dispelled the illusions which surrounded me." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 11.1's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2081 Piṅgala

Śaka Saṁvat: 1946 Krodhi

Bengali Saṁvat: 1431

Malayalam Era: 1200

Nanakshahi: 555

Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)

Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Rohiṇī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)	Kaulava
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	130.08°	Siṃha	Maghā P4
चन्द्र Candra	48.15°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	60.07°	Mithuna	Mr̥gaśirā P3
बुध Budha	117.13°	Karka	Aśleṣā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	54.23°	Vṛṣabha	Mr̥gaśirā P1
शुक्र Śukra	152.40°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P2
शनि Śani	322.83°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:16 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:38 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:57 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	01:21 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)	11:38 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 21 Mins 38 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 38 Mins 22 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:45 – 05:31
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:19 – 06:16
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:34 – 12:20
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:51 – 14:36
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:26 – 17:50
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:38 – 18:06
Amṛta Kāla	17:23 – 19:08
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:34 – 00:20

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	14:47 – 16:13
Yamaganda	09:07 – 10:32
Gulika Kāla	11:57 – 13:22
Varjyam	06:45 – 07:03
Dur Muhūrta	08:55 – 09:18

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Maitra (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga	06:16 – 07:41 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	07:41 – 09:07 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	09:07 – 10:32 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	10:32 – 11:57 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	11:57 – 13:22 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	13:22 – 14:47 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	14:47 – 16:13 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	16:13 – 17:38 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	17:38 – 19:13 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	19:13 – 20:47 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	20:47 – 22:22 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	22:22 – 23:57 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	23:57 – 01:32 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	01:32 – 03:07 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	03:07 – 04:41 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	04:41 – 06:16 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: -29.8587°

Longitude: 31.0218°

Timezone: UTC+2

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Krishna Janmāṣṭamī Walk (कृष्ण जन्माष्टमी यात्रा)

11 steps · festival walk
Today is Krishna Janmāṣṭamī — its dedicated walk.

Bhāgavata 10.3 (birth at Mathurā) + BG 4.7-8 + 10.8 (Krishna as svayaṁ bhagavān).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

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

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1872084.27
Julian Day	2460549.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1974°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	275.52°

🪷 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 (24.1974°), declination 9.94°, EoT -1.12 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: 2024-08-27 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)