पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · December 14, 2026 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 15.2 · Chapter 15 · पुरुषोत्तमयोग · Puruṣottama-Yoga
अधश्चोर्ध्वं प्रसृतास्तस्य शाखा गुणप्रवृद्धा विषयप्रवालाः।अधश्च मूलान्यनुसन्ततानि कर्मानुबन्धीनि मनुष्यलोके।।15.2।।
"15.2 Its branches shoot upwards and downwards, deriving their nourishment from the Qualities; its buds are the objects of sense; and its roots, which follow the Law causing man's regeneration and degeneration, pierce downwards into the soil." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 15.2'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 Pañcamī (5/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya237.81°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
चन्द्र Candra292.04°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala131.61°SiṃhaMaghā P4
बुध Budha227.08°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati122.57°SiṃhaMaghā P1
शुक्र Śukra192.42°TulāSvātī P2
शनि Śani343.77°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:50 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:53 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:51 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:48 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:09 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 02 Mins 35 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 57 Mins 25 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:58 – 03:54
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:40 – 04:50
Abhijit Muhūrta11:23 – 12:19
Vijaya Muhūrta14:12 – 15:08
Godhūli Muhūrta18:41 – 19:05
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:53 – 19:28
Amṛta Kāla18:38 – 20:23
Niśīta Muhūrta23:23 – 00:19

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla06:35 – 08:21
Yamaganda10:06 – 11:51
Gulika Kāla13:37 – 15:22
Varjyam05:25 – 05:48
Dur Muhūrta 08:07 – 08:35

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (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 · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta04:50 – 06:35 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla06:35 – 08:21 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:21 – 10:06 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:06 – 11:51 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:51 – 13:37 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:37 – 15:22 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:22 – 17:07 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta17:07 – 18:53 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:53 – 20:07 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha20:07 – 21:22 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:22 – 22:37 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:37 – 23:51 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:51 – 01:06 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:06 – 02:21 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:21 – 03:35 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala03:35 – 04:50 (neutral)

Coordinates

Latitude: -29.8587°
Longitude: 31.0218°
Timezone: UTC+2

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872923.27
Julian Day2461388.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2295°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)58.21°
🪷 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 (24.2295°), declination -23.20°, EoT 4.64 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: 2026-12-14 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)