पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · October 22, 2028 CE

🪷 आज: तुला सङ्क्रान्ति — Tulā Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Libra.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 14.6 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
तत्र सत्त्वं निर्मलत्वात्प्रकाशकमनामयम्।सुखसङ्गेन बध्नाति ज्ञानसङ्गेन चानघ।।14.6।।
"14.6 O Sinless One! Of these, Purity, being luminous, strong and invulnerable, binds one by its yearning for happiness and illumination." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 14.6's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2085 Durmati
Śaka Saṁvat: 1950 Kīlaka
Bengali Saṁvat: 1435
Malayalam Era: 1204
Nanakshahi: 559
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pañcamī (5/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Jyeṣṭhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya184.91°TulāCitrā P4
चन्द्र Candra237.42°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala124.13°SiṃhaMaghā P2
बुध Budha167.23°KanyāHasta P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati168.18°KanyāHasta P3
शुक्र Śukra148.67°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
शनि Śani14.23°MeṣaBharaṇī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:10 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:10 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:40 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:10 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:10 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 59 Mins 59 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 00 Mins 01 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:26 – 04:18
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:05 – 05:10
Abhijit Muhūrta11:14 – 12:06
Vijaya Muhūrta13:50 – 14:42
Godhūli Muhūrta17:58 – 18:22
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:10 – 18:42
Amṛta Kāla17:55 – 19:40
Niśīta Muhūrta23:14 – 00:06

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:32 – 18:10
Yamaganda11:40 – 13:17
Gulika Kāla14:55 – 16:32
Varjyam05:42 – 06:03
Dur Muhūrta 08:12 – 08:38

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
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 Udveg05:10 – 06:47 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala06:47 – 08:25 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:25 – 10:02 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:02 – 11:40 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:40 – 13:17 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:17 – 14:55 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:55 – 16:32 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:32 – 18:10 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:10 – 19:32 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:32 – 20:55 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:55 – 22:17 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:17 – 23:40 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:40 – 01:02 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:02 – 02:25 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:25 – 03:47 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha03:47 – 05:10 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Pañcamī + Jyeṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Jyeṣṭhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873601.27
Julian Day2462066.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2554°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)51.31°
🪷 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 (24.2554°), declination -11.18°, EoT 15.95 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: 2028-10-22 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)