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

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 13.7 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga

इच्छा द्वेषः सुखं दुःखं सङ्घातश्चेतनाधृतिः।एतत्क्षेत्रं समासेन सविकारमुदाहृतम्।।13.7।।

"13.7 Desire, aversion, pleasure, pain, sympathy, vitality and the persistent clinging to life, these are in brief the constituents of changing Matter." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 13.7's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2083 Siddhārthī

Śaka Saṁvat: 1948 Parābhava

Bengali Saṁvat: 1433

Malayalam Era: 1202

Nanakshahi: 557

Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	180.45°	Tulā	Citrā P3
चन्द्र Candra	263.56°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	106.73°	Karka	Aśleṣā P1
बुध Budha	204.39°	Tulā	Viśākhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	117.97°	Karka	Aśleṣā P4
शुक्र Śukra	189.82°	Tulā	Svātī P1
शनि Śani	346.07°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:14 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:07 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:41 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	10:16 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)	00:10 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 52 Mins 13 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 07 Mins 47 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:31 – 04:23
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:10 – 05:14
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:15 – 12:06
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:49 – 14:41
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:55 – 18:19
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:07 – 18:39
Amṛta Kāla	17:52 – 19:37
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:15 – 00:06

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	16:30 – 18:07
Yamaganda	11:41 – 13:17
Gulika Kāla	14:54 – 16:30
Varjyam	05:47 – 06:07
Dur Muhūrta	08:15 – 08:40

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Śubha (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)

Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg	05:14 – 06:51 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	06:51 – 08:27 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	08:27 – 10:04 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:04 – 11:41 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	11:41 – 13:17 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:17 – 14:54 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	14:54 – 16:30 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	16:30 – 18:07 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	18:07 – 19:30 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	19:30 – 20:54 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	20:54 – 22:17 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:17 – 23:41 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	23:41 – 01:04 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:04 – 02:27 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	02:27 – 03:51 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	03:51 – 05:14 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: -29.8587°

Longitude: 31.0218°

Timezone: UTC+2

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Sūrya Walk (सूर्य यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Pūrva Āṣāḍhā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-12-25 — Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1872866.27
Julian Day	2461331.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2273°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	85.47°

🪷 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 (24.2273°), declination -9.56°, EoT 15.40 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: 2026-10-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)