पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · November 22, 2025 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 4.4 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाच

अपरं भवतो जन्म परं जन्म विवस्वतः।

कथमेतद्विजानीयां त्वमादौ प्रोक्तवानिति।।4.4।।
"4.4 Arjuna asked: My Lord! Viwaswana was born before Thee; how then canst Thou have revealed it to him?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.4's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2082 Kālayukta
Śaka Saṁvat: 1947 Viśvāvasu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1432
Malayalam Era: 1201
Nanakshahi: 556
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Jyeṣṭhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya215.77°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
चन्द्र Candra234.97°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala228.11°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
बुध Budha211.60°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati90.63°KarkaPunarvasu P4
शुक्र Śukra204.39°TulāViśākhā P2
शनि Śani331.06°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:50 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:36 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:43 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:00 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:59 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 45 Mins 38 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 14 Mins 22 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:00 – 03:55
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:41 – 04:50
Abhijit Muhūrta11:15 – 12:10
Vijaya Muhūrta14:00 – 14:55
Godhūli Muhūrta18:24 – 18:48
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:36 – 19:10
Amṛta Kāla18:21 – 20:06
Niśīta Muhūrta23:15 – 00:10

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:16 – 10:00
Yamaganda13:26 – 15:09
Gulika Kāla04:50 – 06:33
Varjyam05:24 – 05:46
Dur Muhūrta 08:03 – 08:30

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
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 · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla04:50 – 06:33 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha06:33 – 08:16 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:16 – 10:00 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:00 – 11:43 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:43 – 13:26 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:26 – 15:09 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:09 – 16:52 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:52 – 18:36 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:36 – 19:52 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:52 – 21:09 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:09 – 22:26 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:26 – 23:43 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:43 – 01:00 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:00 – 02:16 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:16 – 03:33 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha03:33 – 04:50 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Dvitīyā + Jyeṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Jyeṣṭhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872536.27
Julian Day2461001.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2147°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)21.42°
🪷 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 (24.2147°), declination -20.14°, EoT 13.15 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: 2025-11-22 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)