पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · August 1, 2028 CE

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पवित्रोपना एकादशी · Pavitropanā Ekādaśī (Putradā)Vaishnava
एकादशी · EkādaśīVaishnava

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 11.34 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga

द्रोणं च भीष्मं च जयद्रथं च

कर्णं तथाऽन्यानपि योधवीरान्।

मया हतांस्त्वं जहि मा व्यथिष्ठा

युध्यस्व जेतासि रणे सपत्नान्।।11.34।।

"11.34 Drona and Bheeshma, Jayadratha and Karna, and other brave warriors - I have condemned them all. Destroy them; fight and fear not. Thy foes shall be crushed."" — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 11.34'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 Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Jyeṣṭhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Indra
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	105.08°	Karka	Puṣya P4
चन्द्र Candra	235.93°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	72.86°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P2
बुध Budha	111.80°	Karka	Aśleṣā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	151.22°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P2
शुक्र Śukra	59.31°	Vṛṣabha	Mr̥gaśirā P2
शनि Śani	16.62°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:41 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:23 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:02 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	13:46 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)	03:45 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 42 Mins 38 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 17 Mins 22 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:15 – 05:58
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:47 – 06:41
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:41 – 12:23
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:49 – 14:32
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:11 – 17:35
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:23 – 17:50
Amṛta Kāla	17:08 – 18:53
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:41 – 00:23

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	14:43 – 16:03
Yamaganda	09:21 – 10:42
Gulika Kāla	12:02 – 13:22
Varjyam	07:07 – 07:25
Dur Muhūrta	09:11 – 09:32

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: North-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (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 · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga	06:41 – 08:01 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	08:01 – 09:21 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	09:21 – 10:42 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	10:42 – 12:02 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	12:02 – 13:22 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	13:22 – 14:43 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	14:43 – 16:03 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	16:03 – 17:23 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	17:23 – 19:03 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	19:03 – 20:43 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	20:43 – 22:22 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	22:22 – 00:02 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	00:02 – 01:42 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	01:42 – 03:21 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	03:21 – 05:01 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	05:01 – 06:41 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Ekādaśī + Jyeṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-20 — Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Jyeṣṭhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1873519.27
Julian Day	2461984.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2523°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	129.44°

🪷 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 (24.2523°), declination 17.92°, EoT -6.02 min · verified ±1 min vs Drikpanchang
Lineage: Bhṛgu → Vyāsa → Āryabhaṭa → Brahmagupta → Bhāskara II → Mādhava → Parameśvara → Nīlakaṇṭha → Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate
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Computed for: 2028-08-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)