पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · December 1, 2024 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 13.22 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga

पुरुषः प्रकृतिस्थो हि भुङ्क्ते प्रकृतिजान्गुणान्।कारणं गुणसङ्गोऽस्य सदसद्योनिजन्मसु।।13.22।।

"13.22 God dwelling in the heart of Nature experiences the Qualities which nature brings forth; and His affinity towards the Qualities is the reason for His living in a good or evil body." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 13.22'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 Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Anurādhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)	Nāga
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	225.13°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P4
चन्द्र Candra	222.68°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	101.39°	Karka	Puṣya P3
बुध Budha	236.15°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	52.95°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P4
शुक्र Śukra	268.24°	Dhanu	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P1
शनि Śani	318.80°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	04:48 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:43 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:46 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	04:41 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)	18:31 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 54 Mins 59 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 05 Mins 01 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	02:57 – 03:53
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	03:39 – 04:48
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:18 – 12:14
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:05 – 15:01
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:31 – 18:55
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:43 – 19:18
Amṛta Kāla	18:28 – 20:13
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:18 – 00:14

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	16:59 – 18:43
Yamaganda	11:46 – 13:30
Gulika Kāla	15:15 – 16:59
Varjyam	05:23 – 05:45
Dur Muhūrta	08:03 – 08:31

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: North-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (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 · 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 Udveg	04:48 – 06:33 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	06:33 – 08:17 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	08:17 – 10:01 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:01 – 11:46 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	11:46 – 13:30 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:30 – 15:15 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	15:15 – 16:59 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	16:59 – 18:43 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	18:43 – 19:59 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	19:59 – 21:15 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	21:15 – 22:30 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:30 – 23:46 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	23:46 – 01:01 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:01 – 02:17 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	02:17 – 03:33 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	03:33 – 04:48 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: -29.8587°

Longitude: 31.0218°

Timezone: UTC+2

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Sūrya Walk (सूर्य यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā + Anurādhā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-20 — Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1872180.27
Julian Day	2460645.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2011°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	357.31°

🪷 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 (24.2011°), declination -21.85°, EoT 10.13 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: 2024-12-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)