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

Also observed today

मासिक शिवरात्रि · Māsika ŚivarātriShaiva

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 14.22 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga

श्री भगवानुवाचप्रकाशं च प्रवृत्तिं च मोहमेव च पाण्डव।न द्वेष्टि सम्प्रवृत्तानि न निवृत्तानि काङ्क्षति।।14.22।।

"14.22 Lord Shri Krishna replied: O Prince! He who shuns not the Quality which is present, and longs not for that which is absent;" — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 14.22'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 Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Viśākhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	230.70°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P2
चन्द्र Candra	208.63°	Tulā	Viśākhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	129.46°	Siṃha	Maghā P3
बुध Budha	216.34°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	122.51°	Siṃha	Maghā P1
शुक्र Śukra	187.16°	Tulā	Svātī P1
शनि Śani	343.77°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	04:49 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:48 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:48 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	03:33 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)	17:07 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 59 Mins 06 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 00 Mins 54 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 – 15:04
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:36 – 19:00
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:48 – 19:23
Amṛta Kāla	18:33 – 20:18
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:20 – 00:16

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	06:34 – 08:18
Yamaganda	10:03 – 11:48
Gulika Kāla	13:33 – 15:18
Varjyam	05:24 – 05:46
Dur Muhūrta	08:04 – 08:32

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: North

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Śubha (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 · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta	04:49 – 06:34 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla	06:34 – 08:18 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha	08:18 – 10:03 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga	10:03 – 11:48 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg	11:48 – 13:33 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala	13:33 – 15:18 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha	15:18 – 17:03 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta	17:03 – 18:48 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala	18:48 – 20:03 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha	20:03 – 21:18 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta	21:18 – 22:33 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla	22:33 – 23:48 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha	23:48 – 01:03 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga	01:03 – 02:18 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg	02:18 – 03:34 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala	03:34 – 04:49 (neutral)

Coordinates

Latitude: -29.8587°

Longitude: 31.0218°

Timezone: UTC+2

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Candra Walk (चन्द्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1872916.27
Julian Day	2461381.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2292°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	337.75°

🪷 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 -22.58°, EoT 7.72 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: 2026-12-07 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)