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

🪷 आज: तुला सङ्क्रान्ति — Tulā Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Libra.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.25 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
सक्ताः कर्मण्यविद्वांसो यथा कुर्वन्ति भारत।

कुर्याद्विद्वांस्तथासक्तश्िचकीर्षुर्लोकसंग्रहम्।।3.25।।
"3.25 As the ignorant act, because of their fondness for action, so should the wise act without such attachment, fixing their eyes, O Arjuna, only on the welfare of the world." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.25's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2082 Kālayukta
Śaka Saṁvat: 1947 Viśvāvasu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1432
Malayalam Era: 1201
Nanakshahi: 556
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Daśamī (10/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya193.66°TulāSvātī P3
चन्द्र Candra299.80°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala212.21°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
बुध Budha217.17°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati90.59°KarkaPunarvasu P4
शुक्र Śukra176.81°KanyāCitrā P2
शनि Śani331.70°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:02 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:17 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:39 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:10 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:19 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 14 Mins 30 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 45 Mins 30 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:16 – 04:09
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:56 – 05:02
Abhijit Muhūrta11:13 – 12:06
Vijaya Muhūrta13:52 – 14:45
Godhūli Muhūrta18:05 – 18:29
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:17 – 18:50
Amṛta Kāla18:02 – 19:47
Niśīta Muhūrta23:13 – 00:06

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:00 – 11:39
Yamaganda14:58 – 16:37
Gulika Kāla06:42 – 08:21
Varjyam05:35 – 05:57
Dur Muhūrta 08:08 – 08:34

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
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):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:02 – 06:42 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha06:42 – 08:21 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:21 – 10:00 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:00 – 11:39 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:39 – 13:19 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:19 – 14:58 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:58 – 16:37 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:37 – 18:17 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:17 – 19:37 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:37 – 20:58 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:58 – 22:19 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:19 – 23:39 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:39 – 01:00 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:00 – 02:21 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:21 – 03:42 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga03:42 – 05:02 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872514.27
Julian Day2460979.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2138°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)109.59°
🪷 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 (24.2138°), declination -14.13°, EoT 16.45 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: 2025-10-31 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)