पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · August 31, 2025 CE

Also observed today

सिंह सङ्क्रान्ति · Siṁha SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 2.36 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga

अवाच्यवादांश्च बहून् वदिष्यन्ति तवाहिताः।

निन्दन्तस्तव सामर्थ्यं ततो दुःखतरं नु किम्।।2.36।।

"2.36 Thine enemies will spread scandal and mock at thy courage. Can anything be more humiliating?" — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 2.36's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2082 Kālayukta

Śaka Saṁvat: 1947 Viśvāvasu

Bengali Saṁvat: 1432

Malayalam Era: 1201

Nanakshahi: 556

Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)

Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Anurādhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	133.70°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P1
चन्द्र Candra	221.07°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	170.71°	Kanyā	Hasta P4
बुध Budha	120.74°	Siṃha	Maghā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	83.39°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P2
शुक्र Śukra	101.86°	Karka	Puṣya P3
शनि Śani	335.94°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:12 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:40 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:56 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	10:51 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)	00:40 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 27 Mins 56 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 32 Mins 04 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:40 – 05:26
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:14 – 06:12
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:33 – 12:19
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:50 – 14:36
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:28 – 17:52
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:40 – 18:08
Amṛta Kāla	17:25 – 19:10
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:33 – 00:19

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	16:14 – 17:40
Yamaganda	11:56 – 13:22
Gulika Kāla	14:48 – 16:14
Varjyam	06:40 – 06:59
Dur Muhūrta	08:52 – 09:15

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: North-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)

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	06:12 – 07:38 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	07:38 – 09:04 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	09:04 – 10:30 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:30 – 11:56 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	11:56 – 13:22 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:22 – 14:48 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	14:48 – 16:14 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	16:14 – 17:40 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	17:40 – 19:14 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	19:14 – 20:48 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	20:48 – 22:22 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:22 – 23:56 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	23:56 – 01:30 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:30 – 03:04 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	03:04 – 04:38 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	04:38 – 06:12 (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 Aṣṭamī + Anurādhā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-12-25 — Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1872453.27
Julian Day	2460918.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2115°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	89.77°

🪷 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 (24.2115°), declination 8.60°, EoT 0.15 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: 2025-08-31 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)