पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · July 4, 2028 CE

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BG 11.6 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga

पश्यादित्यान्वसून्रुद्रानश्िवनौ मरुतस्तथा।

बहून्यदृष्टपूर्वाणि पश्याऽश्चर्याणि भारत।।11.6।।

"11.6 Behold thou the Powers of Nature: fire, earth, wind and sky; the sun, the heavens, the moon, the stars; all forces of vitality and of healing; and the roving winds. See the myriad wonders revealed to none but thee." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 11.6's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āṣāḍha (Āṣāḍha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2085 Durmati

Śaka Saṁvat: 1950 Kīlaka

Bengali Saṁvat: 1435

Malayalam Era: 1204

Nanakshahi: 559

Solar Month: Mithuna (Āni)

Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Anurādhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)	Kaulava
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	78.36°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P4
चन्द्र Candra	226.10°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	53.85°	Vṛṣabha	Mr̥gaśirā P1
बुध Budha	57.35°	Vṛṣabha	Mr̥gaśirā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	146.82°	Siṃha	Uttara Phalgunī P1
शुक्र Śukra	40.63°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P1
शनि Śani	14.97°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:52 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:08 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:00 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	14:54 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)	04:48 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 16 Mins 39 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 43 Mins 21 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:29 – 06:11
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	06:00 – 06:52
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:39 – 12:20
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:43 – 14:24
Godhūli Muhūrta	16:56 – 17:20
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:08 – 17:34
Amṛta Kāla	16:53 – 18:38
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:39 – 00:20

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	14:34 – 15:51
Yamaganda	09:26 – 10:43
Gulika Kāla	12:00 – 13:17
Varjyam	07:17 – 07:34
Dur Muhūrta	09:15 – 09:36

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: North-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga	06:52 – 08:09 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	08:09 – 09:26 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	09:26 – 10:43 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	10:43 – 12:00 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	12:00 – 13:17 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	13:17 – 14:34 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	14:34 – 15:51 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	15:51 – 17:08 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	17:08 – 18:51 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	18:51 – 20:34 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	20:34 – 22:17 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	22:17 – 00:00 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	00:00 – 01:43 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	01:43 – 03:26 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	03:26 – 05:09 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	05:09 – 06:52 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: -29.8587°

Longitude: 31.0218°

Timezone: UTC+2

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Maṅgala Walk (मङ्गल यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1873491.27
Julian Day	2461956.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2512°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	147.98°

🪷 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 (24.2512°), declination 22.84°, EoT -4.02 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: 2028-07-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)