पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · December 13, 2026 CE

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विनायक चतुर्थी · Vināyaka Caturthī (monthly)Pan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 15.1 · Chapter 15 · पुरुषोत्तमयोग · Puruṣottama-Yoga

श्री भगवानुवाचऊर्ध्वमूलमधःशाखमश्वत्थं प्राहुरव्ययम्।छन्दांसि यस्य पर्णानि यस्तं वेद स वेदवित्।।15.1।।

"15.1 "Lord Shri Krishna continued: This phenomenal creation, which is both ephemeral and eternal, is like a tree, but having its seed above in the Highest and its ramifications on this earth below. The scriptures are its leaves, and he who understands this, knows." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 15.1'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 Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Śravaṇa Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	236.80°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P4
चन्द्र Candra	280.20°	Makara	Śravaṇa P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	131.32°	Siṃha	Maghā P4
बुध Budha	225.53°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	122.57°	Siṃha	Maghā P1
शुक्र Śukra	191.62°	Tulā	Svātī P2
शनि Śani	343.76°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	04:50 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:52 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:51 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	07:56 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)	21:33 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	14 Hours 02 Mins 13 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	9 Hours 57 Mins 47 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	02:57 – 03:54
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	03:40 – 04:50
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:23 – 12:19
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:11 – 15:07
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:40 – 19:04
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:52 – 19:27
Amṛta Kāla	18:37 – 20:22
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:23 – 00:19

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	17:07 – 18:52
Yamaganda	11:51 – 13:36
Gulika Kāla	15:21 – 17:07
Varjyam	05:25 – 05:47
Dur Muhūrta	08:06 – 08:34

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (Inauspicious)

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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg	04:50 – 06:35 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	06:35 – 08:20 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	08:20 – 10:06 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:06 – 11:51 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	11:51 – 13:36 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:36 – 15:21 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	15:21 – 17:07 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	17:07 – 18:52 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	18:52 – 20:07 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	20:07 – 21:21 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	21:21 – 22:36 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:36 – 23:51 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	23:51 – 01:06 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:06 – 02:20 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	02:20 – 03:35 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	03:35 – 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 Time

Kali Year	5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1872922.27
Julian Day	2461387.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2294°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	47.05°

🪷 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 (24.2294°), declination -23.13°, EoT 5.09 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: 2026-12-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)