पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · November 24, 2026 CE

Also observed today

अन्नपूर्णा जयन्ती · Annapūrṇā JayantīShakta
वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति · Vṛścika SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 14.9 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga

सत्त्वं सुखे सञ्जयति रजः कर्मणि भारत।ज्ञानमावृत्य तु तमः प्रमादे सञ्जयत्युत।।14.9।।

"14.9 Purity brings happiness, Passion commotion, and Ignorance, which obscures wisdom, leads to a life of failure." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 14.9'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 Pūrṇimā (15/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Kṛttikā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	217.53°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P2
चन्द्र Candra	29.48°	Meṣa	Kṛttikā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	124.62°	Siṃha	Maghā P2
बुध Budha	197.91°	Tulā	Svātī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	122.00°	Siṃha	Maghā P1
शुक्र Śukra	180.15°	Tulā	Citrā P3
शनि Śani	344.01°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	04:50 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:37 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:43 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	17:53 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)	04:29 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 47 Mins 38 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 12 Mins 22 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	02:59 – 03:54
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	03:41 – 04:50
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:16 – 12:11
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:01 – 14:56
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:25 – 18:49
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:37 – 19:12
Amṛta Kāla	18:22 – 20:07
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:16 – 00:11

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	15:10 – 16:54
Yamaganda	08:16 – 10:00
Gulika Kāla	11:43 – 13:27
Varjyam	05:24 – 05:46
Dur Muhūrta	08:03 – 08:30

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (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):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga	04:50 – 06:33 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	06:33 – 08:16 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	08:16 – 10:00 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	10:00 – 11:43 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	11:43 – 13:27 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	13:27 – 15:10 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	15:10 – 16:54 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	16:54 – 18:37 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	18:37 – 19:54 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	19:54 – 21:10 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	21:10 – 22:27 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	22:27 – 23:43 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	23:43 – 01:00 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	01:00 – 02:16 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	02:16 – 03:33 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	03:33 – 04:50 (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 Pūrṇimā + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-04 — Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Śukla Pūrṇimā + Kṛttikā)

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

-0562-04-11 — Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1872903.27
Julian Day	2461368.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2287°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	171.10°

🪷 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 (24.2287°), declination -20.51°, EoT 12.55 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: 2026-11-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)