पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · May 24, 2026 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 9.11 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga

अवजानन्ति मां मूढा मानुषीं तनुमाश्रितम्।

परं भावमजानन्तो मम भूतमहेश्वरम्।।9.11।।

"9.11 Fools disregard Me, seeing Me clad in human form. They know not that in My higher nature I am the Lord-God of all." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 9.11's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2083 Siddhārthī

Śaka Saṁvat: 1948 Parābhava

Bengali Saṁvat: 1433

Malayalam Era: 1202

Nanakshahi: 557

Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Maghā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	38.69°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P4
चन्द्र Candra	135.64°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	9.22°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P3
बुध Budha	49.49°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	88.20°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P3
शुक्र Śukra	71.38°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P2
शनि Śani	347.39°	Mīna	Revatī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:39 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:07 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:53 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	12:36 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)	00:05 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 27 Mins 58 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 32 Mins 02 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:15 – 05:57
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:46 – 06:39
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:32 – 12:14
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:37 – 14:19
Godhūli Muhūrta	16:55 – 17:19
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:07 – 17:33
Amṛta Kāla	16:52 – 18:37
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:32 – 00:14

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	15:48 – 17:07
Yamaganda	11:53 – 13:11
Gulika Kāla	14:30 – 15:48
Varjyam	07:05 – 07:22
Dur Muhūrta	09:05 – 09:26

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: West

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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 · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg	06:39 – 07:57 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	07:57 – 09:16 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	09:16 – 10:34 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:34 – 11:53 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	11:53 – 13:11 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:11 – 14:30 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	14:30 – 15:48 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	15:48 – 17:07 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	17:07 – 18:48 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	18:48 – 20:30 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	20:30 – 22:11 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:11 – 23:53 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	23:53 – 01:34 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:34 – 03:16 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	03:16 – 04:57 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	04:57 – 06:39 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: -29.8587°

Longitude: 31.0218°

Timezone: UTC+2

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Sūrya Walk (सूर्य यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Maghā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-12-25 — Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1872719.27
Julian Day	2461184.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2217°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	94.01°

🪷 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 (24.2217°), declination 20.74°, EoT 3.31 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: 2026-05-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)