पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · November 8, 2025 CE

🪷 आज: तुला सङ्क्रान्ति — Tulā Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Libra.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.33 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
सदृशं चेष्टते स्वस्याः प्रकृतेर्ज्ञानवानपि।

प्रकृतिं यान्ति भूतानि निग्रहः किं करिष्यति।।3.33।।
"3.33 Even the wise man acts in character with his nature; indeed, all creatures act according to their natures. What is the use of compulsion then?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.33's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā (18/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya201.67°TulāViśākhā P1
चन्द्र Candra57.06°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala217.94°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
बुध Budha222.33°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati90.79°KarkaPunarvasu P4
शुक्र Śukra186.82°TulāSvātī P1
शनि Śani331.38°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:56 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:23 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:40 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:55 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)07:08 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 26 Mins 56 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 33 Mins 04 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:09 – 04:03
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:49 – 04:56
Abhijit Muhūrta11:13 – 12:07
Vijaya Muhūrta13:54 – 14:48
Godhūli Muhūrta18:11 – 18:35
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:23 – 18:57
Amṛta Kāla18:08 – 19:53
Niśīta Muhūrta23:13 – 00:07

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:18 – 09:59
Yamaganda13:21 – 15:02
Gulika Kāla04:56 – 06:37
Varjyam05:30 – 05:52
Dur Muhūrta 08:05 – 08:32

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (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):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla04:56 – 06:37 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha06:37 – 08:18 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:18 – 09:59 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg09:59 – 11:40 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:40 – 13:21 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:21 – 15:02 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:02 – 16:43 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:43 – 18:23 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:23 – 19:43 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:43 – 21:02 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:02 – 22:21 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:21 – 23:40 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:40 – 00:59 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg00:59 – 02:18 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:18 – 03:37 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha03:37 – 04:56 (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)1872522.27
Julian Day2460987.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2142°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)212.99°
🪷 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 (24.2142°), declination -16.59°, EoT 15.99 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: 2025-11-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)