पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · August 6, 2026 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 11.9 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga

सञ्जय उवाच

एवमुक्त्वा ततो राजन्महायोगेश्वरो हरिः।

दर्शयामास पार्थाय परमं रूपमैश्वरम्।।11.9।।

"11.9 Sanjaya continued: "Having thus spoken, O King, the Lord Shri Krishna, the Almighty Prince of Wisdom, showed to Arjuna the Supreme Form of the Great God." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 11.9'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 Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Bharaṇī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)	Kaulava
वार (Vāra)	Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	109.40°	Karka	Aśleṣā P1
चन्द्र Candra	18.62°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	61.89°	Mithuna	Mr̥gaśirā P3
बुध Budha	90.15°	Karka	Punarvasu P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	103.65°	Karka	Puṣya P4
शुक्र Śukra	154.64°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P3
शनि Śani	350.48°	Mīna	Revatī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:37 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:26 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:02 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	00:33 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)	11:24 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 48 Mins 37 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 11 Mins 23 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:11 – 05:54
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:43 – 06:37
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:40 – 12:23
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:50 – 14:33
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:14 – 17:38
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:26 – 17:53
Amṛta Kāla	17:11 – 18:56
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:40 – 00:23

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	13:23 – 14:44
Yamaganda	06:37 – 07:58
Gulika Kāla	09:19 – 10:40
Varjyam	07:04 – 07:22
Dur Muhūrta	09:09 – 09:30

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha	06:37 – 07:58 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga	07:58 – 09:19 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg	09:19 – 10:40 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala	10:40 – 12:02 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha	12:02 – 13:23 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta	13:23 – 14:44 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla	14:44 – 16:05 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha	16:05 – 17:26 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta	17:26 – 19:05 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla	19:05 – 20:44 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha	20:44 – 22:23 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga	22:23 – 00:02 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg	00:02 – 01:40 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala	01:40 – 03:19 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha	03:19 – 04:58 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta	04:58 – 06:37 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: -29.8587°

Longitude: 31.0218°

Timezone: UTC+2

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Bṛhaspati Walk (गुरु यात्रा)

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Bharaṇī alignment also occurred on:

-3226-07-09 — Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1872793.27
Julian Day	2461258.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2245°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	271.80°

🪷 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 (24.2245°), declination 16.73°, EoT -5.59 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: 2026-08-06 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)