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

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.37 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
कस्माच्च ते न नमेरन्महात्मन्

गरीयसे ब्रह्मणोऽप्यादिकर्त्रे।

अनन्त देवेश जगन्निवास

त्वमक्षरं सदसत्तत्परं यत्।।11.37।।
"11.37 How should they do otherwise? O Thou Supremest Self, greater than the Powers of creation, the First Cause, Infinite, the Lord of Lords, the Home of the universe, Imperishable, Being and Not-Being, yet transcending both." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.37'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 Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya107.95°KarkaAśleṣā P1
चन्द्र Candra273.40°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala74.85°MithunaĀrdrā P3
बुध Budha117.62°KarkaAśleṣā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati151.76°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
शुक्र Śukra61.97°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
शनि Śani16.73°MeṣaBharaṇī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:38 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:25 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:02 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:11 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)05:56 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 46 Mins 36 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 13 Mins 24 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:12 – 05:55
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:45 – 06:38
Abhijit Muhūrta11:40 – 12:23
Vijaya Muhūrta13:49 – 14:33
Godhūli Muhūrta17:13 – 17:37
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:25 – 17:52
Amṛta Kāla17:10 – 18:55
Niśīta Muhūrta23:40 – 00:23

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:41 – 12:02
Yamaganda14:43 – 16:04
Gulika Kāla07:59 – 09:20
Varjyam07:05 – 07:23
Dur Muhūrta 09:09 – 09:31

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:38 – 07:59 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:59 – 09:20 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:20 – 10:41 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:41 – 12:02 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:02 – 13:23 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:23 – 14:43 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:43 – 16:04 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:04 – 17:25 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:25 – 19:04 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:04 – 20:43 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:43 – 22:23 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:23 – 00:02 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:02 – 01:41 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:41 – 03:20 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:20 – 04:59 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:59 – 06:38 (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)1873522.27
Julian Day2461987.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2524°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)166.10°
🪷 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 (24.2524°), declination 17.14°, EoT -5.79 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: 2028-08-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)