पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · October 7, 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 4.17 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
कर्मणो ह्यपि बोद्धव्यं बोद्धव्यं च विकर्मणः।

अकर्मणश्च बोद्धव्यं गहना कर्मणो गतिः।।4.17।।
"4.17 It is necessary to consider what is right action, what is wrong action, and what is inaction, for mysterious is the law of action." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.17'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 Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)Catuṣpāda
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya169.79°KanyāHasta P3
चन्द्र Candra158.98°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala224.90°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
बुध Budha153.07°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati188.45°TulāSvātī P1
शुक्र Śukra215.18°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
शनि Śani29.84°MeṣaKṛttikā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:26 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:00 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:43 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:54 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:05 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 33 Mins 18 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 26 Mins 42 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:46 – 04:36
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:24 – 05:26
Abhijit Muhūrta11:18 – 12:08
Vijaya Muhūrta13:49 – 14:39
Godhūli Muhūrta17:48 – 18:12
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:00 – 18:31
Amṛta Kāla17:45 – 19:30
Niśīta Muhūrta23:18 – 00:08

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:25 – 18:00
Yamaganda11:43 – 13:17
Gulika Kāla14:51 – 16:25
Varjyam05:58 – 06:18
Dur Muhūrta 08:22 – 08:47

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Maitra (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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg05:26 – 07:00 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:00 – 08:35 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:35 – 10:09 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:09 – 11:43 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:43 – 13:17 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:17 – 14:51 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:51 – 16:25 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:25 – 18:00 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:00 – 19:25 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:25 – 20:51 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:51 – 22:17 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:17 – 23:43 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:43 – 01:09 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:09 – 02:35 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:35 – 04:00 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:00 – 05:26 (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 Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā + Uttara Phalgunī alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5131
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873951.27
Julian Day2462416.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2688°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)348.94°
🪷 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 (24.2688°), declination -5.55°, EoT 12.96 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: 2029-10-07 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)