पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · August 28, 2026 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 11.31 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga

आख्याहि मे को भवानुग्ररूपो

नमोऽस्तु ते देववर प्रसीद।

विज्ञातुमिच्छामि भवन्तमाद्यं

न हि प्रजानामि तव प्रवृत्तिम्।।11.31।।

"11.31 Tell me then who Thou art, that wearest this dreadful Form? I bow before Thee, O Mighty One! Have mercy, I pray, and let me see Thee as Thou wert at first. I do not know what Thou intendest." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 11.31'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 Pūrṇimā (15/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Śatabhiṣā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	130.55°	Siṃha	Maghā P4
चन्द्र Candra	308.76°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	76.31°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P3
बुध Budha	130.50°	Siṃha	Maghā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	108.43°	Karka	Aśleṣā P1
शुक्र Śukra	175.36°	Kanyā	Citrā P1
शनि Śani	349.71°	Mīna	Revatī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:15 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:38 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:57 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	17:23 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)	06:17 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 22 Mins 30 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 37 Mins 30 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:44 – 05:30
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:19 – 06:15
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:34 – 12:19
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:50 – 14:36
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:26 – 17:50
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:38 – 18:06
Amṛta Kāla	17:23 – 19:08
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:34 – 00:19

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	10:31 – 11:57
Yamaganda	14:47 – 16:13
Gulika Kāla	07:41 – 09:06
Varjyam	06:44 – 07:02
Dur Muhūrta	08:55 – 09:17

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: South

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Utpāta (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)

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 · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala	06:15 – 07:41 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	07:41 – 09:06 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	09:06 – 10:31 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	10:31 – 11:57 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	11:57 – 13:22 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	13:22 – 14:47 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	14:47 – 16:13 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	16:13 – 17:38 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	17:38 – 19:13 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	19:13 – 20:47 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	20:47 – 22:22 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	22:22 – 23:57 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	23:57 – 01:31 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	01:31 – 03:06 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	03:06 – 04:41 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	04:41 – 06:15 (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 Pūrṇimā + Śatabhiṣā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-04 — Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1872815.27
Julian Day	2461280.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2254°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	177.96°

🪷 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 (24.2254°), declination 9.76°, EoT -0.81 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: 2026-08-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)