पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · October 1, 2029 CE

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 4.11 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
ये यथा मां प्रपद्यन्ते तांस्तथैव भजाम्यहम्।

मम वर्त्मानुवर्तन्ते मनुष्याः पार्थ सर्वशः।।4.11।।
"4.11 Howsoever men try to worship Me, so do I welcome them. By whatever path they travel, it leads to Me at last." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.11's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2086 Dundubhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1951 Saumya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1436
Malayalam Era: 1205
Nanakshahi: 560
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya163.89°KanyāHasta P2
चन्द्र Candra75.85°MithunaĀrdrā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala220.67°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
बुध Budha145.69°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati187.19°TulāSvātī P1
शुक्र Śukra208.59°TulāViśākhā P3
शनि Śani30.13°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:33 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:56 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:45 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)00:46 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:59 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 22 Mins 34 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 37 Mins 26 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:54 – 04:44
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:32 – 05:33
Abhijit Muhūrta11:20 – 12:09
Vijaya Muhūrta13:49 – 14:38
Godhūli Muhūrta17:44 – 18:08
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:56 – 18:27
Amṛta Kāla17:41 – 19:26
Niśīta Muhūrta23:20 – 00:09

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:06 – 08:39
Yamaganda10:12 – 11:45
Gulika Kāla13:18 – 14:50
Varjyam06:04 – 06:24
Dur Muhūrta 08:27 – 08:51

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (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 · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:33 – 07:06 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:06 – 08:39 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:39 – 10:12 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:12 – 11:45 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:45 – 13:18 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:18 – 14:50 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:50 – 16:23 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:23 – 17:56 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:56 – 19:23 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:23 – 20:50 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:50 – 22:18 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:18 – 23:45 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:45 – 01:12 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:12 – 02:39 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:39 – 04:06 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:06 – 05:33 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Ārdrā alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5131
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873945.27
Julian Day2462410.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2686°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)275.72°
🪷 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 (24.2686°), declination -3.23°, EoT 11.17 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: 2029-10-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)