पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · November 6, 2024 CE

🪷 आज: तुला सङ्क्रान्ति — Tulā Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Libra.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 12.17 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga
यो न हृष्यति न द्वेष्टि न शोचति न काङ्क्षति।शुभाशुभपरित्यागी भक्ितमान्यः स मे प्रियः।।12.17।।
"12.17 He who is beyond joy and hate, who neither laments nor desires, to whom good and evil fortunes are the same, such a one is My beloved." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 12.17's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

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

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pañcamī (5/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya199.92°TulāSvātī P4
चन्द्र Candra250.99°DhanuMūla P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala96.09°KarkaPuṣya P1
बुध Budha219.96°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati55.85°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
शुक्र Śukra238.62°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
शनि Śani318.66°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:58 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:22 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:40 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:04 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:04 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 24 Mins 18 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 35 Mins 42 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:10 – 04:04
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:51 – 04:58
Abhijit Muhūrta11:13 – 12:07
Vijaya Muhūrta13:54 – 14:47
Godhūli Muhūrta18:10 – 18:34
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:22 – 18:55
Amṛta Kāla18:07 – 19:52
Niśīta Muhūrta23:13 – 00:07

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:40 – 13:20
Yamaganda06:38 – 08:19
Gulika Kāla09:59 – 11:40
Varjyam05:31 – 05:53
Dur Muhūrta 08:05 – 08:32

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
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):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha04:58 – 06:38 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta06:38 – 08:19 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:19 – 09:59 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha09:59 – 11:40 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:40 – 13:20 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:20 – 15:01 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:01 – 16:41 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:41 – 18:22 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:22 – 19:41 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:41 – 21:01 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:01 – 22:20 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:20 – 23:40 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:40 – 00:59 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha00:59 – 02:19 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:19 – 03:38 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg03:38 – 04:58 (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)1872155.27
Julian Day2460620.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2001°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)53.94°
🪷 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 (24.2001°), declination -16.07°, EoT 16.19 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: 2024-11-06 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)