पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · October 1, 2025 CE

Also observed today

कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति · Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)Pan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 2.67 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga

इन्द्रियाणां हि चरतां यन्मनोऽनुविधीयते।

तदस्य हरति प्रज्ञां वायुर्नावमिवाम्भसि।।2.67।।

"2.67 As a ship at sea is tossed by the tempest, so the reason is carried away by the mind when preyed upon by straying senses." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 2.67's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2082 Kālayukta

Śaka Saṁvat: 1947 Viśvāvasu

Bengali Saṁvat: 1432

Malayalam Era: 1201

Nanakshahi: 556

Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Navamī (9/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)	Kaulava
वार (Vāra)	Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	163.91°	Kanyā	Hasta P2
चन्द्र Candra	265.73°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	191.32°	Tulā	Svātī P2
बुध Budha	176.57°	Kanyā	Citrā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	88.14°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P3
शुक्र Śukra	139.58°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P2
शनि Śani	333.61°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:33 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:56 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:45 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	11:35 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)	01:29 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 22 Mins 31 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 37 Mins 29 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:54 – 04:44
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:32 – 05:33
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:20 – 12:09
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:48 – 14:38
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:44 – 18:08
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:56 – 18:27
Amṛta Kāla	17:41 – 19:26
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:20 – 00:09

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	11:45 – 13:18
Yamaganda	07:06 – 08:39
Gulika Kāla	10:12 – 11:45
Varjyam	06:04 – 06:24
Dur Muhūrta	08:27 – 08:51

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: South-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha	05:33 – 07:06 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta	07:06 – 08:39 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla	08:39 – 10:12 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha	10:12 – 11:45 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga	11:45 – 13:18 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg	13:18 – 14:50 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala	14:50 – 16:23 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha	16:23 – 17:56 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg	17:56 – 19:23 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala	19:23 – 20:50 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha	20:50 – 22:18 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta	22:18 – 23:45 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla	23:45 – 01:12 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha	01:12 – 02:39 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga	02:39 – 04:06 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg	04:06 – 05:33 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: -29.8587°

Longitude: 31.0218°

Timezone: UTC+2

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Budha Walk (बुध यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Navamī + Uttara Āṣāḍhā alignment also occurred on:

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1872484.27
Julian Day	2460949.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2127°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	104.74°

🪷 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 (24.2127°), declination -3.22°, EoT 11.17 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: 2025-10-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)