पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · December 6, 2026 CE

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प्रदोष व्रत · Pradoṣa VrataShaiva

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 14.21 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga

अर्जुन उवाचकैर्लिंगैस्त्रीन्गुणानेतानतीतो भवति प्रभो।किमाचारः कथं चैतांस्त्रीन्गुणानतिवर्तते।।14.21।।

"14.21 Arjuna asked: My Lord! By what signs can he who has transcended the Qualities be recognized? How does he act? How does he live beyond them?" — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 14.21's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa 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)	Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Svātī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)	Gara
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	229.68°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P1
चन्द्र Candra	196.34°	Tulā	Svātī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	129.12°	Siṃha	Maghā P3
बुध Budha	214.82°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	122.49°	Siṃha	Maghā P1
शुक्र Śukra	186.48°	Tulā	Citrā P4
शनि Śani	343.78°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	04:49 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:47 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:48 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	02:56 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)	16:13 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 58 Mins 27 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 01 Mins 33 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	02:57 – 03:53
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	03:39 – 04:49
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:20 – 12:16
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:08 – 15:03
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:35 – 18:59
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:47 – 19:22
Amṛta Kāla	18:32 – 20:17
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:20 – 00:16

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	17:02 – 18:47
Yamaganda	11:48 – 13:33
Gulika Kāla	15:17 – 17:02
Varjyam	05:23 – 05:46
Dur Muhūrta	08:04 – 08:32

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: North

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg	04:49 – 06:33 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	06:33 – 08:18 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	08:18 – 10:03 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:03 – 11:48 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	11:48 – 13:33 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:33 – 15:17 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	15:17 – 17:02 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	17:02 – 18:47 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	18:47 – 20:02 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	20:02 – 21:17 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	21:17 – 22:33 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:33 – 23:48 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	23:48 – 01:03 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:03 – 02:18 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	02:18 – 03:33 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	03:33 – 04:49 (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 Time

Kali Year	5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1872915.27
Julian Day	2461380.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2292°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	325.83°

🪷 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 (24.2292°), declination -22.47°, EoT 8.14 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: 2026-12-06 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)