पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · October 7, 2024 CE

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.42 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
यच्चावहासार्थमसत्कृतोऽसि

विहारशय्यासनभोजनेषु।

एकोऽथवाप्यच्युत तत्समक्षं

तत्क्षामये त्वामहमप्रमेयम्।।11.42।।
"11.42 Whatever insult I have offered to Thee in jest, in sport or in repose, in conversation or at the banquet, alone or in a multitude, I ask Thy forgiveness for them all, O Thou Who art without an equal!" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.42's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2081 Piṅgala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1946 Krodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1431
Malayalam Era: 1200
Nanakshahi: 555
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pañcamī (5/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya170.07°KanyāHasta P4
चन्द्र Candra216.52°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala83.42°MithunaPunarvasu P2
बुध Budha174.24°KanyāCitrā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati57.12°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
शुक्र Śukra202.42°TulāViśākhā P1
शनि Śani319.86°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:26 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:00 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:43 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:57 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:41 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 33 Mins 41 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 26 Mins 19 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:46 – 04:36
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:23 – 05:26
Abhijit Muhūrta11:18 – 12:08
Vijaya Muhūrta13:49 – 14:39
Godhūli Muhūrta17:48 – 18:12
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:00 – 18:31
Amṛta Kāla17:45 – 19:30
Niśīta Muhūrta23:18 – 00:08

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:00 – 08:35
Yamaganda10:09 – 11:43
Gulika Kāla13:17 – 14:51
Varjyam05:58 – 06:18
Dur Muhūrta 08:22 – 08:47

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:26 – 07:00 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:00 – 08:35 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:35 – 10:09 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:09 – 11:43 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:43 – 13:17 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:17 – 14:51 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:51 – 16:26 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:26 – 18:00 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:00 – 19:26 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:26 – 20:51 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:51 – 22:17 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:17 – 23:43 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:43 – 01:09 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:09 – 02:35 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:35 – 04:00 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:00 – 05:26 (neutral)

Coordinates

Latitude: -29.8587°
Longitude: 31.0218°
Timezone: UTC+2

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872125.27
Julian Day2460590.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1990°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)50.28°
🪷 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 (24.1990°), declination -5.63°, EoT 12.96 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: 2024-10-07 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)