पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · November 22, 2026 CE

Also observed today

प्रदोष व्रत · Pradoṣa VrataShaiva

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 14.7 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga

रजो रागात्मकं विद्धि तृष्णासङ्गसमुद्भवम्।तन्निबध्नाति कौन्तेय कर्मसङ्गेन देहिनम्।।14.7।।

"14.7 Passion, engendered by thirst for pleasure and attachment, binds the soul through its fondness for activity." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 14.7'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 Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Aśvinī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)	Kaulava
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	215.51°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P1
चन्द्र Candra	0.36°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	123.79°	Siṃha	Maghā P2
बुध Budha	195.60°	Tulā	Svātī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	121.87°	Siṃha	Maghā P1
शुक्र Śukra	179.49°	Kanyā	Citrā P2
शनि Śani	344.07°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	04:50 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:35 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:43 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	15:42 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)	03:03 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 45 Mins 22 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 14 Mins 38 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:00 – 03:55
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	03:41 – 04:50
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:15 – 12:10
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:00 – 14:55
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:23 – 18:47
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:35 – 19:10
Amṛta Kāla	18:20 – 20:05
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:15 – 00:10

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	16:52 – 18:35
Yamaganda	11:43 – 13:26
Gulika Kāla	15:09 – 16:52
Varjyam	05:24 – 05:46
Dur Muhūrta	08:03 – 08:30

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg	04:50 – 06:33 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	06:33 – 08:16 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	08:16 – 10:00 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:00 – 11:43 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	11:43 – 13:26 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:26 – 15:09 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	15:09 – 16:52 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	16:52 – 18:35 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	18:35 – 19:52 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	19:52 – 21:09 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	21:09 – 22:26 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:26 – 23:43 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	23:43 – 01:00 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:00 – 02:16 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	02:16 – 03:33 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	03:33 – 04:50 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: -29.8587°

Longitude: 31.0218°

Timezone: UTC+2

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Sūrya Walk (सूर्य यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Trayodaśī + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:

-3101-02-18 — Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1872901.27
Julian Day	2461366.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2286°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	145.70°

🪷 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 (24.2286°), declination -20.09°, EoT 13.15 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: 2026-11-22 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)