पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · October 13, 2026 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 13.2 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga

श्री भगवानुवाचइदं शरीरं कौन्तेय क्षेत्रमित्यभिधीयते।एतद्यो वेत्ति तं प्राहुः क्षेत्रज्ञ इति तद्विदः।।13.2।।

"13.2 Lord Shri Krishna replied: O Arjuna! The body of man is the playground of the Self; and That which knows the activities of Matter, sages call the Self." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 13.2'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 Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Viśākhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)	Gara
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	175.49°	Kanyā	Citrā P1
चन्द्र Candra	203.43°	Tulā	Viśākhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	103.98°	Karka	Puṣya P4
बुध Budha	200.26°	Tulā	Viśākhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	117.20°	Karka	Aśleṣā P4
शुक्र Śukra	192.14°	Tulā	Svātī P2
शनि Śani	346.45°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:20 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:03 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:41 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	06:50 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)	20:17 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 43 Mins 27 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 16 Mins 33 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:38 – 04:29
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:16 – 05:20
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:16 – 12:07
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:49 – 14:40
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:51 – 18:15
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:03 – 18:35
Amṛta Kāla	17:48 – 19:33
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:16 – 00:07

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	14:52 – 16:28
Yamaganda	08:31 – 10:06
Gulika Kāla	11:41 – 13:17
Varjyam	05:52 – 06:12
Dur Muhūrta	08:18 – 08:43

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: North

Rāhu Vāsa: North

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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga	05:20 – 06:55 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	06:55 – 08:31 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	08:31 – 10:06 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	10:06 – 11:41 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	11:41 – 13:17 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	13:17 – 14:52 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	14:52 – 16:28 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	16:28 – 18:03 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	18:03 – 19:28 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	19:28 – 20:52 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	20:52 – 22:17 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	22:17 – 23:41 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	23:41 – 01:06 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	01:06 – 02:31 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	02:31 – 03:55 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	03:55 – 05:20 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: -29.8587°

Longitude: 31.0218°

Timezone: UTC+2

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Maṅgala Walk (मङ्गल यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Tṛtīyā + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1872861.27
Julian Day	2461326.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2271°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	30.55°

🪷 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 (24.2271°), declination -7.71°, EoT 14.44 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: 2026-10-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)