पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · August 5, 2025 CE

Also observed today

पवित्रोपना एकादशी · Pavitropanā Ekādaśī (Putradā)Vaishnava
एकादशी · EkādaśīVaishnava

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 2.10 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga

तमुवाच हृषीकेशः प्रहसन्निव भारत।

सेनयोरुभयोर्मध्ये विषीदन्तमिदं वचः।।2.10।।

"2.10 Thereupon the Lord, with a gracious smile, addressed him who was so much depressed in the midst of the two armies." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 2.10'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 Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Jyeṣṭhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Indra
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	108.69°	Karka	Aśleṣā P1
चन्द्र Candra	237.42°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	154.21°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P3
बुध Budha	101.62°	Karka	Puṣya P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	78.27°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P4
शुक्र Śukra	71.08°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P2
शनि Śani	337.36°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:38 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:25 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:02 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	13:37 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)	03:36 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 47 Mins 35 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 12 Mins 25 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:11 – 05:55
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:44 – 06:38
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:40 – 12:23
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:50 – 14:33
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:13 – 17:37
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:25 – 17:52
Amṛta Kāla	17:10 – 18:55
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:40 – 00:23

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	14:44 – 16:04
Yamaganda	09:20 – 10:41
Gulika Kāla	12:02 – 13:23
Varjyam	07:05 – 07:22
Dur Muhūrta	09:09 – 09:31

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: North-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (Auspicious)

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 · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga	06:38 – 07:59 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	07:59 – 09:20 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	09:20 – 10:41 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	10:41 – 12:02 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	12:02 – 13:23 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	13:23 – 14:44 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	14:44 – 16:04 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	16:04 – 17:25 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	17:25 – 19:04 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	19:04 – 20:44 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	20:44 – 22:23 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	22:23 – 00:02 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	00:02 – 01:41 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	01:41 – 03:20 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	03:20 – 04:59 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	04:59 – 06:38 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: -29.8587°

Longitude: 31.0218°

Timezone: UTC+2

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Maṅgala Walk (मङ्गल यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Ekādaśī + Jyeṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1872427.27
Julian Day	2460892.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2105°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	128.53°

🪷 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 (24.2105°), declination 16.94°, EoT -5.70 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: 2025-08-05 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)