पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · September 18, 2026 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 11.52 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga

श्री भगवानुवाच

सुदुर्दर्शमिदं रूपं दृष्टवानसि यन्मम।

देवा अप्यस्य रूपस्य नित्यं दर्शनकाङ्क्षिणः।।11.52।।

"11.52 Lord Shri Krishna replied: It is hard to see this vision of Me that thou hast seen. Even the most powerful have longed for it in vain." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 11.52's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2083 Siddhārthī

Śaka Saṁvat: 1948 Parābhava

Bengali Saṁvat: 1433

Malayalam Era: 1202

Nanakshahi: 557

Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Saptamī (7/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Jyeṣṭhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)	Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	150.93°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P2
चन्द्र Candra	231.96°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	89.42°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P3
बुध Budha	167.26°	Kanyā	Hasta P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	112.73°	Karka	Aśleṣā P2
शुक्र Śukra	189.95°	Tulā	Svātī P1
शनि Śani	348.38°	Mīna	Revatī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:50 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:49 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:49 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	10:15 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)	00:12 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 58 Mins 51 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 01 Mins 09 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:14 – 05:02
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:50 – 05:50
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:25 – 12:13
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:49 – 14:37
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:37 – 18:01
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:49 – 18:19
Amṛta Kāla	17:34 – 19:19
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:25 – 00:13

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	10:19 – 11:49
Yamaganda	14:49 – 16:19
Gulika Kāla	07:20 – 08:50
Varjyam	06:20 – 06:39
Dur Muhūrta	08:38 – 09:02

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: North-East

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (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 · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala	05:50 – 07:20 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	07:20 – 08:50 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	08:50 – 10:19 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	10:19 – 11:49 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	11:49 – 13:19 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	13:19 – 14:49 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	14:49 – 16:19 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	16:19 – 17:49 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	17:49 – 19:19 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	19:19 – 20:49 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	20:49 – 22:19 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	22:19 – 23:49 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	23:49 – 01:19 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	01:19 – 02:50 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	02:50 – 04:20 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	04:20 – 05:50 (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 Saptamī + Jyeṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-20 — Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Jyeṣṭhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1872836.27
Julian Day	2461301.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2262°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	82.03°

🪷 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 (24.2262°), declination 1.92°, EoT 6.61 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: 2026-09-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)