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

🪷 आज: देवोत्थान एकादशी — Devotthāna Ekādaśī (Prabodhinī)
Bhagavān Viṣṇu awakens; Cāturmāsya ends; weddings can resume.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.26 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
न बुद्धिभेदं जनयेदज्ञानां कर्मसङ्गिनाम्।

जोषयेत्सर्वकर्माणि विद्वान् युक्तः समाचरन्।।3.26।।
"3.26 But a wise man should not perturb the minds of the ignorant, who are attached to action; let him perform his own actions in the right spirit, with concentration on Me, thus inspiring all to do the same." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.26'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 Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya194.66°TulāSvātī P3
चन्द्र Candra313.18°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala212.93°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
बुध Budha218.09°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati90.63°KarkaPunarvasu P4
शुक्र Śukra178.06°KanyāCitrā P2
शनि Śani331.65°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:01 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:18 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:39 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:10 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:57 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 16 Mins 06 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 43 Mins 54 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:15 – 04:08
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:55 – 05:01
Abhijit Muhūrta11:13 – 12:06
Vijaya Muhūrta13:52 – 14:45
Godhūli Muhūrta18:06 – 18:30
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:18 – 18:51
Amṛta Kāla18:03 – 19:48
Niśīta Muhūrta23:13 – 00:06

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:20 – 10:00
Yamaganda13:19 – 14:58
Gulika Kāla05:01 – 06:41
Varjyam05:35 – 05:56
Dur Muhūrta 08:07 – 08:34

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Śubha (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 · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:01 – 06:41 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha06:41 – 08:20 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:20 – 10:00 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:00 – 11:39 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:39 – 13:19 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:19 – 14:58 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:58 – 16:38 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:38 – 18:18 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:18 – 19:38 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:38 – 20:58 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:58 – 22:19 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:19 – 23:39 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:39 – 01:00 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:00 – 02:20 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:20 – 03:41 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha03:41 – 05:01 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872515.27
Julian Day2460980.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2139°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)121.48°
🪷 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 (24.2139°), declination -14.45°, EoT 16.44 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: 2025-11-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)