पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · August 19, 2026 CE

🪷 आज: सिंह सङ्क्रान्ति — Siṁha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Leo.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.22 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
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वीक्षन्ते त्वां विस्मिताश्चैव सर्वे।।11.22।।
"11.22 The Vital Forces, the Major stars, Fire, Earth, Air, Sky, Sun, Heaven, Moon and Planets; the Angels, the Guardians of the Universe, the divine Healers, the Winds, the Fathers, the Heavenly Singers; and hosts of Mammon-worshippers, demons as well as saints, are amazed." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.22's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2083 Siddhārthī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1948 Parābhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1433
Malayalam Era: 1202
Nanakshahi: 557
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Saptamī (7/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya121.88°SiṃhaMaghā P1
चन्द्र Candra199.84°TulāSvātī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala70.49°MithunaĀrdrā P2
बुध Budha112.56°KarkaAśleṣā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati106.50°KarkaPuṣya P4
शुक्र Śukra167.34°KanyāHasta P3
शनि Śani350.12°MīnaRevatī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:25 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:33 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:59 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:30 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:52 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 07 Mins 54 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 52 Mins 06 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:56 – 05:41
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:30 – 06:25
Abhijit Muhūrta11:37 – 12:21
Vijaya Muhūrta13:51 – 14:35
Godhūli Muhūrta17:21 – 17:45
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:33 – 18:01
Amṛta Kāla17:18 – 19:03
Niśīta Muhūrta23:37 – 00:21

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:59 – 13:23
Yamaganda07:49 – 09:12
Gulika Kāla10:36 – 11:59
Varjyam06:53 – 07:11
Dur Muhūrta 09:01 – 09:23

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:25 – 07:49 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:49 – 09:12 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:12 – 10:36 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:36 – 11:59 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:59 – 13:23 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:23 – 14:46 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:46 – 16:10 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:10 – 17:33 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:33 – 19:10 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:10 – 20:46 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:46 – 22:23 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:23 – 23:59 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:59 – 01:36 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:36 – 03:12 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:12 – 04:49 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:49 – 06:25 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: -29.8587°
Longitude: 31.0218°
Timezone: UTC+2

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872806.27
Julian Day2461271.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2250°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)77.61°
🪷 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 (24.2250°), declination 12.82°, EoT -3.29 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: 2026-08-19 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)