पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · August 21, 2026 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 11.24 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga

नभःस्पृशं दीप्तमनेकवर्णं

व्यात्ताननं दीप्तविशालनेत्रम्।

दृष्ट्वा हि त्वां प्रव्यथितान्तरात्मा

धृतिं न विन्दामि शमं च विष्णो।।11.24।।

"11.24 When I see Thee, touching the Heavens, glowing with colour, with open mouth and wide open fiery eyes, I am terrified. O My Lord! My courage and peace of mind desert me." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 11.24'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 Navamī (9/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Anurādhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Indra
करण (Karaṇa)	Bālava
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	123.80°	Siṃha	Maghā P2
चन्द्र Candra	224.00°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	71.79°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P2
बुध Budha	116.56°	Karka	Aśleṣā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	106.93°	Karka	Aśleṣā P1
शुक्र Śukra	169.19°	Kanyā	Hasta P3
शनि Śani	350.04°	Mīna	Revatī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:23 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:34 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:59 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	11:44 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)	01:35 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 11 Mins 05 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 48 Mins 55 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:54 – 05:38
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:27 – 06:23
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:36 – 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	23:36 – 00:21

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	10:35 – 11:59
Yamaganda	14:46 – 16:10
Gulika Kāla	07:47 – 09:11
Varjyam	06:51 – 07:09
Dur Muhūrta	09:00 – 09:22

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: North-East

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (Inauspicious)

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 · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala	06:23 – 07:47 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	07:47 – 09:11 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	09:11 – 10:35 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	10:35 – 11:59 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	11:59 – 13:23 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	13:23 – 14:46 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	14:46 – 16:10 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	16:10 – 17:34 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	17:34 – 19:10 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	19:10 – 20:46 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	20:46 – 22:23 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	22:23 – 23:59 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	23:59 – 01:35 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	01:35 – 03:11 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	03:11 – 04:47 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	04:47 – 06:23 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: -29.8587°

Longitude: 31.0218°

Timezone: UTC+2

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śukra Walk (शुक्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Navamī + Anurādhā alignment also occurred on:

-1626101-04-03 — Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Śukla Navamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1872808.27
Julian Day	2461273.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2251°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	99.32°

🪷 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 12.16°, EoT -2.80 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: 2026-08-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)