पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · August 20, 2026 CE

Also observed today

सिंह सङ्क्रान्ति · Siṁha SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 11.23 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga

रूपं महत्ते बहुवक्त्रनेत्रं

महाबाहो बहुबाहूरुपादम्।

बहूदरं बहुदंष्ट्राकरालं

दृष्ट्वा लोकाः प्रव्यथितास्तथाऽहम्।।11.23।।

"11.23 Seeing Thy stupendous Form, O Most Mighty, with its myriad faces, its innumerable eyes and limbs and terrible jaws, I myself and all the worlds are overwhelmed with awe." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 11.23'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 Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Viśākhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	122.84°	Siṃha	Maghā P1
चन्द्र Candra	212.00°	Vṛścika	Viśākhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	71.14°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P2
बुध Budha	114.55°	Karka	Aśleṣā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	106.72°	Karka	Aśleṣā P1
शुक्र Śukra	168.27°	Kanyā	Hasta P3
शनि Śani	350.08°	Mīna	Revatī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:24 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:34 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:59 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	11:06 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)	00:45 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 09 Mins 29 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 50 Mins 31 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:55 – 05:40
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:28 – 06:24
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:37 – 12:21
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:51 – 14:35
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:22 – 17:46
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:34 – 18:02
Amṛta Kāla	17:19 – 19:04
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:37 – 00:21

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	13:23 – 14:46
Yamaganda	06:24 – 07:48
Gulika Kāla	09:12 – 10:35
Varjyam	06:52 – 07:10
Dur Muhūrta	09:00 – 09:23

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)

Candra Vāsa: North-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Prajāpati (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 · 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 · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha	06:24 – 07:48 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga	07:48 – 09:12 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg	09:12 – 10:35 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala	10:35 – 11:59 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha	11:59 – 13:23 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta	13:23 – 14:46 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla	14:46 – 16:10 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha	16:10 – 17:34 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta	17:34 – 19:10 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla	19:10 – 20:46 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha	20:46 – 22:23 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga	22:23 – 23:59 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg	23:59 – 01:35 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala	01:35 – 03:12 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha	03:12 – 04:48 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta	04:48 – 06:24 (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 Śukla Aṣṭamī + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:

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

-0562-04-11 — Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1872807.27
Julian Day	2461272.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2251°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	88.53°

🪷 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 (24.2251°), declination 12.49°, EoT -3.05 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: 2026-08-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)