पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · August 3, 2025 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 2.8 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga

न हि प्रपश्यामि ममापनुद्या

द्यच्छोकमुच्छोषणमिन्द्रियाणाम्।

अवाप्य भूमावसपत्नमृद्धम्

राज्यं सुराणामपि चाधिपत्यम्।।2.8।।

"2.8 For should I attain the monarchy of the visible world, or over the invisible world, it would not drive away the anguish which is now paralysing my senses."" — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 2.8's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2082 Kālayukta

Śaka Saṁvat: 1947 Viśvāvasu

Bengali Saṁvat: 1432

Malayalam Era: 1201

Nanakshahi: 556

Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)

Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Navamī (9/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Viśākhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)	Kaulava
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	106.77°	Karka	Aśleṣā P1
चन्द्र Candra	213.21°	Vṛścika	Viśākhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	152.97°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P2
बुध Budha	102.92°	Karka	Puṣya P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	77.85°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P4
शुक्र Śukra	68.75°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P1
शनि Śani	337.43°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:39 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:24 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:02 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	12:18 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)	01:58 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 44 Mins 53 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 15 Mins 07 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:13 – 05:56
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:46 – 06:39
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:40 – 12:23
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:49 – 14:32
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:12 – 17:36
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:24 – 17:51
Amṛta Kāla	17:09 – 18:54
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:40 – 00:23

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	16:04 – 17:24
Yamaganda	12:02 – 13:22
Gulika Kāla	14:43 – 16:04
Varjyam	07:06 – 07:23
Dur Muhūrta	09:10 – 09:31

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: North-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Utpāta (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg	06:39 – 08:00 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	08:00 – 09:21 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	09:21 – 10:41 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:41 – 12:02 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	12:02 – 13:22 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:22 – 14:43 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	14:43 – 16:04 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	16:04 – 17:24 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	17:24 – 19:04 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	19:04 – 20:43 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	20:43 – 22:22 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:22 – 00:02 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	00:02 – 01:41 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:41 – 03:21 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	03:21 – 05:00 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	05:00 – 06:39 (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 Śukla Navamī + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:

-1626101-04-03 — Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Śukla Navamī)

-0562-04-11 — Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1872425.27
Julian Day	2460890.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2104°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	106.82°

🪷 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 (24.2104°), declination 17.47°, EoT -5.88 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: 2025-08-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)