पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · November 23, 2025 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 4.5 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
श्री भगवानुवाच

बहूनि मे व्यतीतानि जन्मानि तव चार्जुन।

तान्यहं वेद सर्वाणि न त्वं वेत्थ परन्तप।।4.5।।
"4.5 Lord Shri Krishna replied: I have been born again and again, from time to time; thou too,O Arjuna! My births are known to Me, but thou knowest not thine." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.5'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 Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya216.78°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
चन्द्र Candra246.93°DhanuMūla P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala228.84°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
बुध Budha210.34°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati90.59°KarkaPunarvasu P4
शुक्र Śukra205.64°TulāViśākhā P2
शनि Śani331.05°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)06:43 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:44 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 46 Mins 47 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 13 Mins 13 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:59 – 03:55
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:41 – 04:50
Abhijit Muhūrta11:16 – 12:11
Vijaya Muhūrta14:01 – 14:56
Godhūli Muhūrta18:24 – 18:48
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:36 – 19:11
Amṛta Kāla18:21 – 20:06
Niśīta Muhūrta23:16 – 00:11

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:53 – 18:36
Yamaganda11:43 – 13:26
Gulika Kāla15:10 – 16:53
Varjyam05:24 – 05:46
Dur Muhūrta 08:03 – 08:30

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg04:50 – 06:33 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala06:33 – 08:16 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:16 – 10:00 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:00 – 11:43 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:43 – 13:26 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:26 – 15:10 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:10 – 16:53 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:53 – 18:36 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:36 – 19:53 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:53 – 21:10 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:10 – 22:26 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:26 – 23:43 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:43 – 01:00 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:00 – 02:16 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:16 – 03:33 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha03:33 – 04:50 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872537.27
Julian Day2461002.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2147°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)32.95°
🪷 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 -20.36°, EoT 12.85 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: 2025-11-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)