पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · October 2, 2026 CE

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 12.11 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga
अथैतदप्यशक्तोऽसि कर्तुं मद्योगमाश्रितः।सर्वकर्मफलत्यागं ततः कुरु यतात्मवान्।।12.11।।
"12.11 And if thou art too weak even for this, then seek refuge in union with Me, and with perfect self-control renounce the fruit of thy action." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 12.11's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Rohiṇī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya164.64°KanyāHasta P2
चन्द्र Candra54.57°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala97.73°KarkaPuṣya P2
बुध Budha187.44°TulāSvātī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati115.34°KarkaAśleṣā P3
शुक्र Śukra193.98°TulāSvātī P3
शनि Śani347.31°MīnaRevatī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:32 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:56 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:44 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)23:17 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:31 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 23 Mins 52 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 36 Mins 08 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:53 – 04:43
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:31 – 05:32
Abhijit Muhūrta11:20 – 12:09
Vijaya Muhūrta13:48 – 14:38
Godhūli Muhūrta17:44 – 18:08
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:56 – 18:27
Amṛta Kāla17:41 – 19:26
Niśīta Muhūrta23:20 – 00:09

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:11 – 11:44
Yamaganda14:50 – 16:23
Gulika Kāla07:05 – 08:38
Varjyam06:03 – 06:23
Dur Muhūrta 08:26 – 08:51

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mātaṇga (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:32 – 07:05 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:05 – 08:38 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:38 – 10:11 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:11 – 11:44 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:44 – 13:17 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:17 – 14:50 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:50 – 16:23 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:23 – 17:56 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:56 – 19:23 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:23 – 20:50 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:50 – 22:17 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:17 – 23:44 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:44 – 01:11 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:11 – 02:38 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:38 – 04:05 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:05 – 05:32 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī + Rohiṇī alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Rohiṇī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872850.27
Julian Day2461315.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2267°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)248.74°
🪷 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 (24.2267°), declination -3.52°, EoT 11.48 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: 2026-10-02 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)