पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · September 12, 2026 CE

🪷 आज: सिंह सङ्क्रान्ति — Siṁha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Leo.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.46 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
किरीटिनं गदिनं चक्रहस्त

मिच्छामि त्वां द्रष्टुमहं तथैव।

तेनैव रूपेण चतुर्भुजेन

सहस्रबाहो भव विश्वमूर्ते।।11.46।।
"11.46 I long to see Thee as thou wert before, with the crown, the sceptre and the discus in Thy hands; in Thy other Form, with Thy four hands, O Thou Whose arms are countless and Whose forms are infinite." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.46'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 Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya145.08°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
चन्द्र Candra156.39°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala85.74°MithunaPunarvasu P2
बुध Budha157.60°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati111.54°KarkaAśleṣā P2
शुक्र Śukra186.57°TulāCitrā P4
शनि Śani348.80°MīnaRevatī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:57 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:46 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:52 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:33 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:40 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 48 Mins 14 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 11 Mins 46 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:23 – 05:10
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:58 – 05:57
Abhijit Muhūrta11:28 – 12:15
Vijaya Muhūrta13:50 – 14:37
Godhūli Muhūrta17:34 – 17:58
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:46 – 18:15
Amṛta Kāla17:31 – 19:16
Niśīta Muhūrta23:28 – 00:15

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:54 – 10:23
Yamaganda13:20 – 14:49
Gulika Kāla05:57 – 07:26
Varjyam06:27 – 06:46
Dur Muhūrta 08:43 – 09:06

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Śrīvatsa (Auspicious)
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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:57 – 07:26 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:26 – 08:54 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:54 – 10:23 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:23 – 11:52 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:52 – 13:20 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:20 – 14:49 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:49 – 16:17 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:17 – 17:46 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:46 – 19:17 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:17 – 20:49 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:49 – 22:20 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:20 – 23:52 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:52 – 01:23 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:23 – 02:54 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:54 – 04:26 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:26 – 05:57 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872830.27
Julian Day2461295.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2259°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)13.22°
🪷 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 (24.2259°), declination 4.23°, EoT 4.38 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: 2026-09-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)