पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · August 2, 2026 CE

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सङ्कष्टी चतुर्थी · Saṅkaṣṭī CaturthīPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 11.5 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga🪷 Paśya Me Pārtha Rūpāṇi · Behold My Forms

श्री भगवानुवाच

पश्य मे पार्थ रूपाणि शतशोऽथ सहस्रशः।

नानाविधानि दिव्यानि नानावर्णाकृतीनि च।।11.5।।

"11.5 Lord Shri Krishna replied: Behold, O Arjuna! My celestial forms, by hundred and thousands, various in kind, in colour and in shape." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 11.5's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2083 Siddhārthī

Śaka Saṁvat: 1948 Parābhava

Bengali Saṁvat: 1433

Malayalam Era: 1202

Nanakshahi: 557

Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)

Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	105.57°	Karka	Puṣya P4
चन्द्र Candra	325.12°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	59.20°	Vṛṣabha	Mr̥gaśirā P2
बुध Budha	85.73°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	102.77°	Karka	Puṣya P3
शुक्र Śukra	150.54°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P2
शनि Śani	350.54°	Mīna	Revatī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:40 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:23 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:02 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	20:28 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)	08:52 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 43 Mins 15 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 16 Mins 45 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:14 – 05:57
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:47 – 06:40
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:40 – 12:23
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:49 – 14:32
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:11 – 17:35
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:23 – 17:50
Amṛta Kāla	17:08 – 18:53
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:40 – 00:23

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	16:03 – 17:23
Yamaganda	12:02 – 13:22
Gulika Kāla	14:43 – 16:03
Varjyam	07:07 – 07:24
Dur Muhūrta	09:10 – 09:32

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: South

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg	06:40 – 08:01 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	08:01 – 09:21 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	09:21 – 10:41 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:41 – 12:02 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	12:02 – 13:22 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:22 – 14:43 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	14:43 – 16:03 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	16:03 – 17:23 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	17:23 – 19:03 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	19:03 – 20:43 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	20:43 – 22:22 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:22 – 00:02 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	00:02 – 01:41 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:41 – 03:21 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	03:21 – 05:01 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	05:01 – 06:40 (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 Time

Kali Year	5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1872789.27
Julian Day	2461254.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2244°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	221.50°

🪷 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 (24.2244°), declination 17.79°, EoT -5.95 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: 2026-08-02 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)