पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · October 12, 2025 CE

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.6 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
कर्मेन्द्रियाणि संयम्य य आस्ते मनसा स्मरन्।

इन्द्रियार्थान्विमूढात्मा मिथ्याचारः स उच्यते।।3.6।।
"3.6 He who remains motionless, refusing to act, but all the while brooding over sensuous object, that deluded soul is simply a hypocrite." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.6's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya174.76°KanyāCitrā P1
चन्द्र Candra62.48°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala198.87°TulāSvātī P4
बुध Budha193.24°TulāSvātī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati89.33°MithunaPunarvasu P3
शुक्र Śukra153.17°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
शनि Śani332.81°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:21 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:03 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:42 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)23:07 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:18 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 42 Mins 07 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 17 Mins 53 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:39 – 04:30
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:17 – 05:21
Abhijit Muhūrta11:16 – 12:07
Vijaya Muhūrta13:49 – 14:40
Godhūli Muhūrta17:51 – 18:15
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:03 – 18:35
Amṛta Kāla17:48 – 19:33
Niśīta Muhūrta23:16 – 00:07

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:27 – 18:03
Yamaganda11:42 – 13:17
Gulika Kāla14:52 – 16:27
Varjyam05:52 – 06:13
Dur Muhūrta 08:18 – 08:44

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
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):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg05:21 – 06:56 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala06:56 – 08:31 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:31 – 10:06 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:06 – 11:42 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:42 – 13:17 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:17 – 14:52 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:52 – 16:27 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:27 – 18:03 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:03 – 19:27 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:27 – 20:52 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:52 – 22:17 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:17 – 23:42 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:42 – 01:06 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:06 – 02:31 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:31 – 03:56 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha03:56 – 05:21 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: -29.8587°
Longitude: 31.0218°
Timezone: UTC+2

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872495.27
Julian Day2460960.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2131°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)244.49°
🪷 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 (24.2131°), declination -7.43°, EoT 14.22 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: 2025-10-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)