पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · October 3, 2028 CE

Also observed today

रास पूर्णिमा · Rāsa Pūrṇimā (Vraja Mahā-Rāsa)Vaishnava
महर्षि वाल्मीकि जयन्ती · Mahārṣi Vālmīki JayantīPan-Hindu
कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति · Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)Pan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 13.22 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga

पुरुषः प्रकृतिस्थो हि भुङ्क्ते प्रकृतिजान्गुणान्।कारणं गुणसङ्गोऽस्य सदसद्योनिजन्मसु।।13.22।।

"13.22 God dwelling in the heart of Nature experiences the Qualities which nature brings forth; and His affinity towards the Qualities is the reason for His living in a good or evil body." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 13.22's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2085 Durmati

Śaka Saṁvat: 1950 Kīlaka

Bengali Saṁvat: 1435

Malayalam Era: 1204

Nanakshahi: 559

Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Pūrṇimā (15/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	166.11°	Kanyā	Hasta P2
चन्द्र Candra	339.01°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	112.90°	Karka	Aśleṣā P2
बुध Budha	164.64°	Kanyā	Hasta P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	164.09°	Kanyā	Hasta P2
शुक्र Śukra	126.07°	Siṃha	Maghā P2
शनि Śani	15.61°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:31 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:57 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:44 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	17:16 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)	05:15 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 26 Mins 35 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 33 Mins 25 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:51 – 04:41
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:29 – 05:31
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:19 – 12:09
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:49 – 14:38
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:45 – 18:09
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:57 – 18:29
Amṛta Kāla	17:42 – 19:27
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:19 – 00:09

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	14:51 – 16:24
Yamaganda	08:37 – 10:11
Gulika Kāla	11:44 – 13:17
Varjyam	06:02 – 06:22
Dur Muhūrta	08:25 – 08:50

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South-West

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga	05:31 – 07:04 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	07:04 – 08:37 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	08:37 – 10:11 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	10:11 – 11:44 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	11:44 – 13:17 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	13:17 – 14:51 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	14:51 – 16:24 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	16:24 – 17:57 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	17:57 – 19:24 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	19:24 – 20:51 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	20:51 – 22:17 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	22:17 – 23:44 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	23:44 – 01:11 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	01:11 – 02:37 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	02:37 – 04:04 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	04:04 – 05:31 (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 Pūrṇimā + Uttara Bhādrapadā 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)	1873582.27
Julian Day	2462047.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2547°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	173.28°

🪷 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 (24.2547°), declination -4.10°, EoT 11.79 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: 2028-10-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)