पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · October 21, 2026 CE

🪷 आज: तुला सङ्क्रान्ति — Tulā Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Libra.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 13.10 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
असक्ितरनभिष्वङ्गः पुत्रदारगृहादिषु।नित्यं च समचित्तत्वमिष्टानिष्टोपपत्तिषु।।13.10।।
"13.10 Indifference, non-attachment to sex, progeny or home, equanimity in good fortune and in bad;" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.10'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 Daśamī (10/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya183.43°TulāCitrā P4
चन्द्र Candra299.68°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala108.35°KarkaAśleṣā P1
बुध Budha205.99°TulāViśākhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati118.42°KarkaAśleṣā P4
शुक्र Śukra188.12°TulāSvātī P1
शनि Śani345.85°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:11 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:09 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:40 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:50 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:00 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 57 Mins 24 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 02 Mins 36 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:28 – 04:20
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:07 – 05:11
Abhijit Muhūrta11:14 – 12:06
Vijaya Muhūrta13:50 – 14:41
Godhūli Muhūrta17:57 – 18:21
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:09 – 18:41
Amṛta Kāla17:54 – 19:39
Niśīta Muhūrta23:14 – 00:06

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:40 – 13:17
Yamaganda06:49 – 08:26
Gulika Kāla10:03 – 11:40
Varjyam05:44 – 06:05
Dur Muhūrta 08:13 – 08:39

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (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):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:11 – 06:49 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta06:49 – 08:26 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:26 – 10:03 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:03 – 11:40 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:40 – 13:17 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:17 – 14:54 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:54 – 16:32 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:32 – 18:09 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:09 – 19:32 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:32 – 20:54 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:54 – 22:17 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:17 – 23:40 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:40 – 01:03 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:03 – 02:26 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:26 – 03:49 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg03:49 – 05:11 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872869.27
Julian Day2461334.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2274°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)117.65°
🪷 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 (24.2274°), declination -10.64°, EoT 15.83 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: 2026-10-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)