पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · December 6, 2025 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 4.18 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
कर्मण्यकर्म यः पश्येदकर्मणि च कर्म यः।

स बुद्धिमान् मनुष्येषु स युक्तः कृत्स्नकर्मकृत्।।4.18।।
"4.18 He who can see inaction in action, and action in inaction, is the wisest among men. He is a saint, even though he still acts." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.18's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā (17/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya229.95°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
चन्द्र Candra65.16°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala238.46°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
बुध Budha209.01°TulāViśākhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati89.83°MithunaPunarvasu P3
शुक्र Śukra221.99°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
शनि Śani331.08°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:48 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:47 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:48 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)19:43 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)05:54 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 58 Mins 37 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 01 Mins 23 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:57 – 03:53
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:39 – 04:48
Abhijit Muhūrta11:20 – 12:16
Vijaya Muhūrta14:08 – 15:03
Godhūli Muhūrta18:35 – 18:59
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:47 – 19:22
Amṛta Kāla18:32 – 20:17
Niśīta Muhūrta23:20 – 00:16

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:18 – 10:03
Yamaganda13:33 – 15:17
Gulika Kāla04:48 – 06:33
Varjyam05:23 – 05:46
Dur Muhūrta 08:04 – 08:32

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (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):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla04:48 – 06:33 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha06:33 – 08:18 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:18 – 10:03 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:03 – 11:48 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:48 – 13:33 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:33 – 15:17 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:17 – 17:02 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:02 – 18:47 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:47 – 20:02 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:02 – 21:17 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:17 – 22:33 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:33 – 23:48 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:48 – 01:03 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:03 – 02:18 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:18 – 03:33 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha03:33 – 04:48 (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)1872550.27
Julian Day2461015.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2152°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)194.63°
🪷 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 (24.2152°), declination -22.50°, EoT 8.14 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: 2025-12-06 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)