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

🪷 आज: सिंह सङ्क्रान्ति — Siṁha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Leo.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.2 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
भवाप्ययौ हि भूतानां श्रुतौ विस्तरशो मया।

त्वत्तः कमलपत्राक्ष माहात्म्यमपि चाव्ययम्।।11.2।।
"11.2 O Lord, whose eyes are like the lotus petal! Thou hast described in detail the origin and the dissolution of being, and Thine own Eternal Majesty." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.2'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 Daśamī (25/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya131.04°SiṃhaMaghā P4
चन्द्र Candra61.46°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala60.69°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
बुध Budha116.96°KarkaAśleṣā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati54.35°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
शुक्र Śukra153.62°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
शनि Śani322.75°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:15 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:38 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:57 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:13 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:24 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 23 Mins 18 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 36 Mins 42 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:44 – 05:30
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:18 – 06:15
Abhijit Muhūrta11:34 – 12:20
Vijaya Muhūrta13:51 – 14:36
Godhūli Muhūrta17:26 – 17:50
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:38 – 18:07
Amṛta Kāla17:23 – 19:08
Niśīta Muhūrta23:34 – 00:20

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:57 – 13:22
Yamaganda07:40 – 09:06
Gulika Kāla10:31 – 11:57
Varjyam06:44 – 07:02
Dur Muhūrta 08:55 – 09:17

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (Inauspicious)
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):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:15 – 07:40 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:40 – 09:06 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:06 – 10:31 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:31 – 11:57 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:57 – 13:22 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:22 – 14:48 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:48 – 16:13 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:13 – 17:38 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:38 – 19:13 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:13 – 20:48 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:48 – 22:22 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:22 – 23:57 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:57 – 01:31 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:31 – 03:06 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:06 – 04:40 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:40 – 06:15 (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 Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872085.27
Julian Day2460550.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1974°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)288.17°
🪷 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 9.59°, EoT -0.81 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: 2024-08-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)