पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · November 7, 2026 CE

🪷 आज: धनतेरस / धन्वन्तरि जयन्ती — Dhanteras (Dhanvantari Jayantī)
Birth of Dhanvantari from samudra-mathana with amṛta-kalaśa. Day 1 of Diwali.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 13.27 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
यावत्सञ्जायते किञ्चित्सत्त्वं स्थावरजङ्गमम्।क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञसंयोगात्तद्विद्धि भरतर्षभ।।13.27।।
"13.27 Wherever life is seen in things movable or immovable, it is the joint product of Matter and Spirit." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.27'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 Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya200.41°TulāViśākhā P1
चन्द्र Candra174.33°KanyāCitrā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala117.02°KarkaAśleṣā P4
बुध Budha194.64°TulāSvātī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati120.57°SiṃhaMaghā P1
शुक्र Śukra179.28°KanyāCitrā P2
शनि Śani344.75°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:57 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:22 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:40 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:36 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:15 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 25 Mins 04 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 34 Mins 56 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:10 – 04:04
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:50 – 04:57
Abhijit Muhūrta11:13 – 12:07
Vijaya Muhūrta13:54 – 14:48
Godhūli Muhūrta18:10 – 18:34
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:22 – 18:56
Amṛta Kāla18:07 – 19:52
Niśīta Muhūrta23:13 – 00:07

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:19 – 09:59
Yamaganda13:20 – 15:01
Gulika Kāla04:57 – 06:38
Varjyam05:31 – 05:52
Dur Muhūrta 08:05 – 08:32

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (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):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla04:57 – 06:38 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha06:38 – 08:19 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:19 – 09:59 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg09:59 – 11:40 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:40 – 13:20 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:20 – 15:01 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:01 – 16:42 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:42 – 18:22 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:22 – 19:42 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:42 – 21:01 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:01 – 22:20 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:20 – 23:40 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:40 – 00:59 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg00:59 – 02:19 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:19 – 03:38 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha03:38 – 04:57 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872886.27
Julian Day2461351.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2281°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)334.31°
🪷 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 (24.2281°), declination -16.23°, EoT 16.09 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: 2026-11-07 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)