पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · November 6, 2027 CE

🪷 आज: तुला सङ्क्रान्ति — Tulā Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Libra.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 4.17 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
कर्मणो ह्यपि बोद्धव्यं बोद्धव्यं च विकर्मणः।

अकर्मणश्च बोद्धव्यं गहना कर्मणो गतिः।।4.17।।
"4.17 It is necessary to consider what is right action, what is wrong action, and what is inaction, for mysterious is the law of action." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.17's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2084 Raudra
Śaka Saṁvat: 1949 Plavaṅga
Bengali Saṁvat: 1434
Malayalam Era: 1203
Nanakshahi: 558
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya199.15°TulāSvātī P4
चन्द्र Candra285.99°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala230.66°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
बुध Budha180.21°TulāCitrā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati146.71°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
शुक्र Śukra221.26°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
शनि Śani358.71°MīnaRevatī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:58 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:21 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:40 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:42 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:12 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 23 Mins 11 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 36 Mins 49 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:11 – 04:05
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:51 – 04:58
Abhijit Muhūrta11:13 – 12:06
Vijaya Muhūrta13:54 – 14:47
Godhūli Muhūrta18:09 – 18:33
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:21 – 18:55
Amṛta Kāla18:06 – 19:51
Niśīta Muhūrta23:13 – 00:06

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:19 – 09:59
Yamaganda13:20 – 15:01
Gulika Kāla04:58 – 06:39
Varjyam05:32 – 05:53
Dur Muhūrta 08:06 – 08:32

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (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 Kāla04:58 – 06:39 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha06:39 – 08:19 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:19 – 09:59 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg09:59 – 11:40 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:40 – 13:20 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:20 – 15:01 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:01 – 16:41 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:41 – 18:21 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:21 – 19:41 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:41 – 21:01 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:01 – 22:20 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:20 – 23:40 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:40 – 00:59 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg00:59 – 02:19 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:19 – 03:39 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha03:39 – 04:58 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Śravaṇa alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5129
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873250.27
Julian Day2461715.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2420°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)87.79°
🪷 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 (24.2420°), declination -15.86°, EoT 16.19 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: 2027-11-06 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)