पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · July 29, 2028 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 11.31 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga

आख्याहि मे को भवानुग्ररूपो

नमोऽस्तु ते देववर प्रसीद।

विज्ञातुमिच्छामि भवन्तमाद्यं

न हि प्रजानामि तव प्रवृत्तिम्।।11.31।।

"11.31 Tell me then who Thou art, that wearest this dreadful Form? I bow before Thee, O Mighty One! Have mercy, I pray, and let me see Thee as Thou wert at first. I do not know what Thou intendest." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 11.31's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2085 Durmati

Śaka Saṁvat: 1950 Kīlaka

Bengali Saṁvat: 1435

Malayalam Era: 1204

Nanakshahi: 559

Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)

Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Svātī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	102.21°	Karka	Puṣya P3
चन्द्र Candra	196.09°	Tulā	Svātī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	70.85°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P2
बुध Budha	105.76°	Karka	Puṣya P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	150.69°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P2
शुक्र Śukra	56.74°	Vṛṣabha	Mr̥gaśirā P2
शनि Śani	16.50°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:43 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:21 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:02 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	11:40 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)	00:56 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 38 Mins 51 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 21 Mins 09 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:17 – 06:00
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:49 – 06:43
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:41 – 12:23
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:49 – 14:31
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:09 – 17:33
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:21 – 17:48
Amṛta Kāla	17:06 – 18:51
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:41 – 00:23

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	09:22 – 10:42
Yamaganda	13:22 – 14:42
Gulika Kāla	06:43 – 08:02
Varjyam	07:09 – 07:26
Dur Muhūrta	09:12 – 09:33

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: North

Rāhu Vāsa: East

Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla	06:43 – 08:02 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha	08:02 – 09:22 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga	09:22 – 10:42 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg	10:42 – 12:02 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala	12:02 – 13:22 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha	13:22 – 14:42 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta	14:42 – 16:02 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla	16:02 – 17:21 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha	17:21 – 19:02 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta	19:02 – 20:42 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla	20:42 – 22:22 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha	22:22 – 00:02 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga	00:02 – 01:42 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg	01:42 – 03:22 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala	03:22 – 05:02 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha	05:02 – 06:43 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: -29.8587°

Longitude: 31.0218°

Timezone: UTC+2

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śani Walk (शनि यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Svātī alignment also occurred on:

-3137-12-25 — Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1873516.27
Julian Day	2461981.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2522°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	91.34°

🪷 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 (24.2522°), declination 18.66°, EoT -6.15 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: 2028-07-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)