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

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 13.23 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
उपद्रष्टाऽनुमन्ता च भर्ता भोक्ता महेश्वरः।

परमात्मेति चाप्युक्तो देहेऽस्मिन्पुरुषः परः।।13.23।।
"13.23 Thus in the body of man dwells the Supreme God; He who sees and permits, upholds and enjoys, the Highest God and the Highest Self." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.23's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Revatī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya167.09°KanyāHasta P3
चन्द्र Candra350.95°MīnaRevatī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala113.51°KarkaAśleṣā P3
बुध Budha163.52°KanyāHasta P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati164.31°KanyāHasta P2
शुक्र Śukra127.25°SiṃhaMaghā P3
शनि Śani15.55°MeṣaBharaṇī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:30 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:58 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:44 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)18:10 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)05:48 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 28 Mins 23 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 31 Mins 37 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:50 – 04:40
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:27 – 05:30
Abhijit Muhūrta11:19 – 12:09
Vijaya Muhūrta13:49 – 14:38
Godhūli Muhūrta17:46 – 18:10
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:58 – 18:29
Amṛta Kāla17:43 – 19:28
Niśīta Muhūrta23:19 – 00:09

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:44 – 13:17
Yamaganda07:03 – 08:37
Gulika Kāla10:10 – 11:44
Varjyam06:01 – 06:21
Dur Muhūrta 08:24 – 08:49

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (Auspicious)
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 · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:30 – 07:03 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:03 – 08:37 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:37 – 10:10 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:10 – 11:44 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:44 – 13:17 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:17 – 14:51 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:51 – 16:24 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:24 – 17:58 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:58 – 19:24 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:24 – 20:51 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:51 – 22:17 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:17 – 23:44 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:44 – 01:10 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:10 – 02:37 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:37 – 04:03 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:03 – 05:30 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: -29.8587°
Longitude: 31.0218°
Timezone: UTC+2

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873583.27
Julian Day2462048.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2547°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)184.91°
🪷 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 -4.49°, EoT 12.10 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: 2028-10-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)