पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · November 17, 2026 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 14.2 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga

इदं ज्ञानमुपाश्रित्य मम साधर्म्यमागताः।सर्गेऽपि नोपजायन्ते प्रलये न व्यथन्ति च।।14.2।।

"14.2 Dwelling in Wisdom and realising My Divinity, they are not born again when the universe is re-created at the beginning of every cycle, nor are they affected when it is dissolved." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 14.2's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2083 Siddhārthī

Śaka Saṁvat: 1948 Parābhava

Bengali Saṁvat: 1433

Malayalam Era: 1202

Nanakshahi: 557

Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)

Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	210.46°	Vṛścika	Viśākhā P4
चन्द्र Candra	295.47°	Makara	Dhaniṣṭhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	121.64°	Siṃha	Maghā P1
बुध Budha	191.37°	Tulā	Svātī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	121.50°	Siṃha	Maghā P1
शुक्र Śukra	178.44°	Kanyā	Citrā P2
शनि Śani	344.26°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	04:52 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:31 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:41 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	10:44 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)	23:59 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 39 Mins 11 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 20 Mins 49 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:03 – 03:57
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	03:44 – 04:52
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:14 – 12:09
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:58 – 14:53
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:19 – 18:43
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:31 – 19:05
Amṛta Kāla	18:16 – 20:01
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:14 – 00:09

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	15:06 – 16:49
Yamaganda	08:17 – 09:59
Gulika Kāla	11:41 – 13:24
Varjyam	05:26 – 05:48
Dur Muhūrta	08:03 – 08:30

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (Inauspicious)

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 Roga	04:52 – 06:34 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	06:34 – 08:17 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	08:17 – 09:59 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	09:59 – 11:41 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	11:41 – 13:24 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	13:24 – 15:06 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	15:06 – 16:49 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	16:49 – 18:31 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	18:31 – 19:49 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	19:49 – 21:06 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	21:06 – 22:24 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	22:24 – 23:41 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	23:41 – 00:59 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	00:59 – 02:17 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	02:17 – 03:34 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	03:34 – 04:52 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: -29.8587°

Longitude: 31.0218°

Timezone: UTC+2

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Maṅgala Walk (मङ्गल यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Dhaniṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1872896.27
Julian Day	2461361.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2285°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	88.47°

🪷 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 (24.2285°), declination -18.94°, EoT 14.44 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: 2026-11-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)