पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · August 16, 2026 CE

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विनायक चतुर्थी · Vināyaka Caturthī (monthly)Pan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 11.19 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga

अनादिमध्यान्तमनन्तवीर्य

मनन्तबाहुं शशिसूर्यनेत्रम्।

पश्यामि त्वां दीप्तहुताशवक्त्रम्

स्वतेजसा विश्वमिदं तपन्तम्।।11.19।।

"11.19 Without beginning, without middle and without end, infinite in power, Thine arms all-embracing, the sun and moon Thine eyes, Thy face beaming with the fire of sacrifice, flooding the whole universe with light." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 11.19's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla 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)	Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Hasta Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	118.99°	Karka	Aśleṣā P4
चन्द्र Candra	161.66°	Kanyā	Hasta P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	68.53°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P1
बुध Budha	106.67°	Karka	Aśleṣā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	105.85°	Karka	Puṣya P4
शुक्र Śukra	164.51°	Kanyā	Hasta P2
शनि Śani	350.22°	Mīna	Revatī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:28 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:32 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:00 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	08:42 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)	20:59 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 03 Mins 15 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 56 Mins 45 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:00 – 05:44
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:33 – 06:28
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:38 – 12:22
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:50 – 14:35
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:20 – 17:44
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:32 – 17:59
Amṛta Kāla	17:17 – 19:02
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:38 – 00:22

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	16:09 – 17:32
Yamaganda	12:00 – 13:23
Gulika Kāla	14:46 – 16:09
Varjyam	06:56 – 07:14
Dur Muhūrta	09:03 – 09:25

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: North-West

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (Auspicious)

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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg	06:28 – 07:51 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	07:51 – 09:14 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	09:14 – 10:37 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:37 – 12:00 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	12:00 – 13:23 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:23 – 14:46 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	14:46 – 16:09 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	16:09 – 17:32 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	17:32 – 19:09 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	19:09 – 20:46 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	20:46 – 22:23 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:23 – 00:00 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	00:00 – 01:37 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:37 – 03:14 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	03:14 – 04:51 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	04:51 – 06:28 (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)	1872803.27
Julian Day	2461268.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2249°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	43.18°

🪷 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 (24.2249°), declination 13.78°, EoT -3.97 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: 2026-08-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)