पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · October 30, 2026 CE

🪷 आज: तुला सङ्क्रान्ति — Tulā Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Libra.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 13.19 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
इति क्षेत्रं तथा ज्ञानं ज्ञेयं चोक्तं समासतः।मद्भक्त एतद्विज्ञाय मद्भावायोपपद्यते।।13.19।।
"13.19 Thus I have told thee in brief what Matter is, and the Self worth realising and what is Wisdom. He who is devoted to Me knows; and assuredly he will enter into Me." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.19's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī (20/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya192.40°TulāSvātī P2
चन्द्र Candra65.09°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala113.05°KarkaAśleṣā P2
बुध Budha204.25°TulāViśākhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati119.64°KarkaAśleṣā P4
शुक्र Śukra182.73°TulāCitrā P3
शनि Śani345.23°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:03 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:16 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:39 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)22:05 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:16 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 12 Mins 29 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 47 Mins 31 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:18 – 04:10
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:57 – 05:03
Abhijit Muhūrta11:13 – 12:06
Vijaya Muhūrta13:52 – 14:44
Godhūli Muhūrta18:04 – 18:28
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:16 – 18:49
Amṛta Kāla18:01 – 19:46
Niśīta Muhūrta23:13 – 00:06

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:00 – 11:39
Yamaganda14:58 – 16:37
Gulika Kāla06:42 – 08:21
Varjyam05:36 – 05:57
Dur Muhūrta 08:08 – 08:35

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
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):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:03 – 06:42 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha06:42 – 08:21 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:21 – 10:00 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:00 – 11:39 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:39 – 13:19 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:19 – 14:58 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:58 – 16:37 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:37 – 18:16 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:16 – 19:37 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:37 – 20:58 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:58 – 22:19 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:19 – 23:39 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:39 – 01:00 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:00 – 02:21 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:21 – 03:42 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga03:42 – 05:03 (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 Time

Kali Year5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872878.27
Julian Day2461343.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2278°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)229.99°
🪷 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 (24.2278°), declination -13.73°, EoT 16.45 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: 2026-10-30 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)