पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · November 11, 2025 CE

🪷 आज: तुला सङ्क्रान्ति — Tulā Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Libra.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.36 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाच

अथ केन प्रयुक्तोऽयं पापं चरति पूरुषः।

अनिच्छन्नपि वार्ष्णेय बलादिव नियोजितः।।3.36।।
"3.36 Arjuna asked: My Lord! Tell me, what is it that drives a man to sin, even against his will and as if by compulsion?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.36'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 Saptamī (22/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Puṣya Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya204.68°TulāViśākhā P2
चन्द्र Candra100.04°KarkaPuṣya P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala220.10°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
बुध Budha222.42°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati90.81°KarkaPunarvasu P4
शुक्र Śukra190.58°TulāSvātī P2
शनि Śani331.28°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:55 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:26 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:40 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)23:25 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:59 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 31 Mins 19 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 28 Mins 41 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:06 – 04:01
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:47 – 04:55
Abhijit Muhūrta11:13 – 12:07
Vijaya Muhūrta13:56 – 14:50
Godhūli Muhūrta18:14 – 18:38
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:26 – 19:00
Amṛta Kāla18:11 – 19:56
Niśīta Muhūrta23:13 – 00:07

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:03 – 16:45
Yamaganda08:17 – 09:59
Gulika Kāla11:40 – 13:22
Varjyam05:28 – 05:50
Dur Muhūrta 08:04 – 08:31

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Utpāta (Inauspicious)
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 · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga04:55 – 06:36 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg06:36 – 08:17 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:17 – 09:59 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha09:59 – 11:40 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:40 – 13:22 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:22 – 15:03 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:03 – 16:45 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:45 – 18:26 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:26 – 19:45 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:45 – 21:03 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:03 – 22:22 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:22 – 23:40 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:40 – 00:59 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha00:59 – 02:17 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:17 – 03:36 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla03:36 – 04:55 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872525.27
Julian Day2460990.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2143°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)252.01°
🪷 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 (24.2143°), declination -17.44°, EoT 15.59 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: 2025-11-11 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)