पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · July 7, 2028 CE

🪷 आज: मिथुन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mithuna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Gemini.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.9 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
सञ्जय उवाच

एवमुक्त्वा ततो राजन्महायोगेश्वरो हरिः।

दर्शयामास पार्थाय परमं रूपमैश्वरम्।।11.9।।
"11.9 Sanjaya continued: "Having thus spoken, O King, the Lord Shri Krishna, the Almighty Prince of Wisdom, showed to Arjuna the Supreme Form of the Great God." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.9's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āṣāḍha (Āṣāḍha Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya81.22°MithunaPunarvasu P1
चन्द्र Candra264.55°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala55.92°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
बुध Budha61.88°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati147.22°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
शुक्र Śukra41.88°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1
शनि Śani15.20°MeṣaBharaṇī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:51 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:10 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:00 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)17:17 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)07:11 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 18 Mins 17 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 41 Mins 43 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:29 – 06:10
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:00 – 06:51
Abhijit Muhūrta11:40 – 12:21
Vijaya Muhūrta13:43 – 14:25
Godhūli Muhūrta16:58 – 17:22
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:10 – 17:35
Amṛta Kāla16:55 – 18:40
Niśīta Muhūrta23:40 – 00:21

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:43 – 12:00
Yamaganda14:35 – 15:52
Gulika Kāla08:09 – 09:26
Varjyam07:17 – 07:34
Dur Muhūrta 09:16 – 09:36

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Maitra (Auspicious)
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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:51 – 08:09 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:09 – 09:26 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:26 – 10:43 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:43 – 12:00 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:00 – 13:18 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:18 – 14:35 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:35 – 15:52 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala15:52 – 17:10 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:10 – 18:52 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg18:52 – 20:35 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:35 – 22:18 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:18 – 00:00 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:00 – 01:43 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:43 – 03:26 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:26 – 05:09 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:09 – 06:51 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873494.27
Julian Day2461959.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2513°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)185.17°
🪷 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 (24.2513°), declination 22.54°, EoT -4.52 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: 2028-07-07 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)