पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · November 5, 2026 CE

🪷 आज: उत्पन्ना एकादशी — Utpannā Ekādaśī
Birth-day of Ekādaśī Devī herself; first Ekādaśī observed historically.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 13.25 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
ध्यानेनात्मनि पश्यन्ति केचिदात्मानमात्मना।अन्ये सांख्येन योगेन कर्मयोगेन चापरे।।13.25।।
"13.25 Some realise the Supreme by meditating, by its aid, on the Self within, others by pure reason, others by right action." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.25'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 Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya198.40°TulāSvātī P4
चन्द्र Candra148.36°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala116.05°KarkaAśleṣā P3
बुध Budha197.16°TulāSvātī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati120.35°SiṃhaMaghā P1
शुक्र Śukra179.93°KanyāCitrā P2
शनि Śani344.86°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:59 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:21 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:40 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:24 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:15 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 22 Mins 01 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 37 Mins 59 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:12 – 04:05
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:52 – 04:59
Abhijit Muhūrta11:13 – 12:06
Vijaya Muhūrta13:53 – 14:47
Godhūli Muhūrta18:09 – 18:33
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:21 – 18:54
Amṛta Kāla18:06 – 19:51
Niśīta Muhūrta23:13 – 00:06

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:20 – 15:00
Yamaganda04:59 – 06:39
Gulika Kāla08:19 – 09:59
Varjyam05:32 – 05:53
Dur Muhūrta 08:06 – 08:33

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhātṛ (Auspicious)
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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha04:59 – 06:39 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga06:39 – 08:19 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:19 – 09:59 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala09:59 – 11:40 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:40 – 13:20 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:20 – 15:00 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:00 – 16:40 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:40 – 18:21 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:21 – 19:40 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:40 – 21:00 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:00 – 22:20 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:20 – 23:40 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:40 – 00:59 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala00:59 – 02:19 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:19 – 03:39 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta03:39 – 04:59 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872884.27
Julian Day2461349.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2280°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)309.21°
🪷 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 (24.2280°), declination -15.63°, EoT 16.26 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: 2026-11-05 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)