पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · August 5, 2028 CE

Also observed today

कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति · Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)Pan-Hindu
झूलन पूर्णिमा · Jhūlan Pūrṇimā (Rādhā-Krishna swing)Vaishnava
ऋग्वेद उपाकर्मन् · Ṛg-Veda UpākarmanSmarta
यजुर्वेद उपाकर्मन् · Yajur-Veda UpākarmanSmarta
हयग्रीव जयन्ती · Hayagrīva JayantīVaishnava

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 11.38 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga

त्वमादिदेवः पुरुषः पुराण

स्त्वमस्य विश्वस्य परं निधानम्।

वेत्तासि वेद्यं च परं च धाम

त्वया ततं विश्वमनन्तरूप।।11.38।।

"11.38 Thou art the Primal God, the Ancient, the Supreme Abode of this universe, the Knower, the Knowledge and the Final Home. Thou fillest everything. Thy form is infinite." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 11.38'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 Pūrṇimā (15/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Śravaṇa Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	108.91°	Karka	Aśleṣā P1
चन्द्र Candra	285.52°	Makara	Śravaṇa P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	75.51°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P3
बुध Budha	119.51°	Karka	Aśleṣā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	151.94°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P2
शुक्र Śukra	62.88°	Mithuna	Mr̥gaśirā P3
शनि Śani	16.76°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:38 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:26 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:02 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	17:03 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)	06:33 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 47 Mins 58 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 12 Mins 02 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:11 – 05:54
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:44 – 06:38
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:40 – 12:23
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:50 – 14:33
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:14 – 17:38
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:26 – 17:53
Amṛta Kāla	17:11 – 18:56
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:40 – 00:23

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	09:20 – 10:41
Yamaganda	13:23 – 14:44
Gulika Kāla	06:38 – 07:59
Varjyam	07:05 – 07:22
Dur Muhūrta	09:09 – 09:30

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: East

Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (Inauspicious)

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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla	06:38 – 07:59 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha	07:59 – 09:20 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga	09:20 – 10:41 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg	10:41 – 12:02 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala	12:02 – 13:23 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha	13:23 – 14:44 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta	14:44 – 16:05 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla	16:05 – 17:26 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha	17:26 – 19:05 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta	19:05 – 20:44 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla	20:44 – 22:23 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha	22:23 – 00:02 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga	00:02 – 01:41 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg	01:41 – 03:20 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala	03:20 – 04:59 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha	04:59 – 06:38 (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 Pūrṇimā + Śravaṇa alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-04 — Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

-0562-04-11 — Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1873523.27
Julian Day	2461988.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2524°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	178.05°

🪷 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 16.87°, EoT -5.70 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: 2028-08-05 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)