पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · October 7, 2025 CE

Also observed today

रास पूर्णिमा · Rāsa Pūrṇimā (Vraja Mahā-Rāsa)Vaishnava
महर्षि वाल्मीकि जयन्ती · Mahārṣi Vālmīki JayantīPan-Hindu
कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति · Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)Pan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 3.1 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga

अर्जुन उवाच

ज्यायसी चेत्कर्मणस्ते मता बुद्धिर्जनार्दन।

तत्किं कर्मणि घोरे मां नियोजयसि केशव।।3.1।।

"3.1 "Arjuna questioned: My Lord! If Wisdom is above action, why dost Thou advise me to engage in this terrible fight?" — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 3.1'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 Pūrṇimā (15/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	169.82°	Kanyā	Hasta P3
चन्द्र Candra	348.17°	Mīna	Revatī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	195.42°	Tulā	Svātī P3
बुध Budha	185.86°	Tulā	Citrā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	88.83°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P3
शुक्र Śukra	146.98°	Siṃha	Uttara Phalgunī P1
शनि Śani	333.17°	Mīna	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:26 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:00 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:43 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	17:45 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)	05:28 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 33 Mins 15 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 26 Mins 45 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:46 – 04:36
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:24 – 05:26
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:18 – 12:08
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:48 – 14:39
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:48 – 18:12
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:00 – 18:31
Amṛta Kāla	17:45 – 19:30
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:18 – 00:08

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	14:51 – 16:25
Yamaganda	08:35 – 10:09
Gulika Kāla	11:43 – 13:17
Varjyam	05:58 – 06:18
Dur Muhūrta	08:22 – 08:47

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South-West

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (Inauspicious)

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):
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):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga	05:26 – 07:00 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	07:00 – 08:35 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	08:35 – 10:09 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	10:09 – 11:43 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	11:43 – 13:17 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	13:17 – 14:51 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	14:51 – 16:25 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	16:25 – 18:00 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	18:00 – 19:25 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	19:25 – 20:51 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	20:51 – 22:17 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	22:17 – 23:43 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	23:43 – 01:09 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	01:09 – 02:35 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	02:35 – 04:00 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	04:00 – 05:26 (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 Pūrṇimā + Uttara Bhādrapadā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-04 — Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1872490.27
Julian Day	2460955.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2129°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	177.37°

🪷 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 (24.2129°), declination -5.53°, EoT 12.96 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: 2025-10-07 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)