पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · March 10, 2025 CE

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रङ्गभरी एकादशी · Raṅgbhari EkādaśīShaiva
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🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 17.15 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga

अनुद्वेगकरं वाक्यं सत्यं प्रियहितं च यत्।स्वाध्यायाभ्यसनं चैव वाङ्मयं तप उच्यते।।17.15।।

"17.15 Speech that hurts no one, that is true, is pleasant to listen to and beneficial, and the constant study of the scriptures - this is austerity in speech." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 17.15's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2082 Kālayukta

Śaka Saṁvat: 1947 Viśvāvasu

Bengali Saṁvat: 1432

Malayalam Era: 1201

Nanakshahi: 556

Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Puṣya Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	325.51°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P2
चन्द्र Candra	96.86°	Karka	Puṣya P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	83.56°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P2
बुध Budha	343.13°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	48.85°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra	345.02°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani	327.69°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:54 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:20 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:07 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	15:37 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)	02:07 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 26 Mins 27 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 33 Mins 33 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:14 – 05:04
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:52 – 05:54
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:42 – 12:32
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:11 – 15:01
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:08 – 18:32
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:20 – 18:51
Amṛta Kāla	18:05 – 19:50
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:42 – 00:32

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	07:27 – 09:00
Yamaganda	10:34 – 12:07
Gulika Kāla	13:40 – 15:14
Varjyam	06:25 – 06:45
Dur Muhūrta	08:48 – 09:13

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: South-West

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Maitra (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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 · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta	05:54 – 07:27 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla	07:27 – 09:00 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha	09:00 – 10:34 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga	10:34 – 12:07 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg	12:07 – 13:40 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala	13:40 – 15:14 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha	15:14 – 16:47 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta	16:47 – 18:20 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala	18:20 – 19:47 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha	19:47 – 21:14 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta	21:14 – 22:40 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla	22:40 – 00:07 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha	00:07 – 01:34 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga	01:34 – 03:00 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg	03:00 – 04:27 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala	04:27 – 05:54 (neutral)

Coordinates

Latitude: -29.8587°

Longitude: 31.0218°

Timezone: UTC+2

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Candra Walk (चन्द्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1872279.27
Julian Day	2460744.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2049°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	130.00°

🪷 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 (24.2049°), declination -4.07°, EoT -11.02 min · verified ±1 min vs Drikpanchang
Lineage: Bhṛgu → Vyāsa → Āryabhaṭa → Brahmagupta → Bhāskara II → Mādhava → Parameśvara → Nīlakaṇṭha → Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate
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Computed for: 2025-03-10 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)