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

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 13.19 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
इति क्षेत्रं तथा ज्ञानं ज्ञेयं चोक्तं समासतः।मद्भक्त एतद्विज्ञाय मद्भावायोपपद्यते।।13.19।।
"13.19 Thus I have told thee in brief what Matter is, and the Self worth realising and what is Wisdom. He who is devoted to Me knows; and assuredly he will enter into Me." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.19's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2081 Piṅgala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1946 Krodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1431
Malayalam Era: 1200
Nanakshahi: 555
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī (27/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya222.09°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
चन्द्र Candra186.20°TulāCitrā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala101.10°KarkaPuṣya P3
बुध Budha238.01°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati53.35°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
शुक्र Śukra264.73°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
शनि Śani318.72°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:49 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:41 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:45 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:51 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:51 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 52 Mins 16 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 07 Mins 44 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:58 – 03:53
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:39 – 04:49
Abhijit Muhūrta11:17 – 12:12
Vijaya Muhūrta14:03 – 14:59
Godhūli Muhūrta18:29 – 18:53
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:41 – 19:15
Amṛta Kāla18:26 – 20:11
Niśīta Muhūrta23:17 – 00:12

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:29 – 15:13
Yamaganda04:49 – 06:33
Gulika Kāla08:17 – 10:01
Varjyam05:23 – 05:45
Dur Muhūrta 08:03 – 08:30

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
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 · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha04:49 – 06:33 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga06:33 – 08:17 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:17 – 10:01 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:01 – 11:45 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:45 – 13:29 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:29 – 15:13 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:13 – 16:57 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:57 – 18:41 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:41 – 19:57 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:57 – 21:13 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:13 – 22:29 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:29 – 23:45 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:45 – 01:01 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:01 – 02:17 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:17 – 03:33 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta03:33 – 04:49 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872177.27
Julian Day2460642.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2010°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)322.80°
🪷 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 (24.2010°), declination -21.36°, EoT 11.22 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: 2024-11-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)