पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · October 28, 2029 CE

🪷 आज: तुला सङ्क्रान्ति — Tulā Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Libra.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 4.38 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
न हि ज्ञानेन सदृशं पवित्रमिह विद्यते।

तत्स्वयं योगसंसिद्धः कालेनात्मनि विन्दति।।4.38।।
"4.38 There is nothing in the world so purifying as wisdom; and he who is a perfect saint finds that at last in his own Self." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.38's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

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

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya190.63°TulāSvātī P2
चन्द्र Candra72.42°MithunaĀrdrā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala240.13°DhanuMūla P1
बुध Budha188.22°TulāSvātī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati193.00°TulāSvātī P2
शुक्र Śukra237.18°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
शनि Śani28.48°MeṣaKṛttikā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:05 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:14 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:40 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)22:41 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:53 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 09 Mins 39 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 50 Mins 21 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:19 – 04:12
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:59 – 05:05
Abhijit Muhūrta11:13 – 12:06
Vijaya Muhūrta13:51 – 14:44
Godhūli Muhūrta18:02 – 18:26
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:14 – 18:47
Amṛta Kāla17:59 – 19:44
Niśīta Muhūrta23:13 – 00:06

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:36 – 18:14
Yamaganda11:40 – 13:18
Gulika Kāla14:57 – 16:36
Varjyam05:38 – 05:59
Dur Muhūrta 08:09 – 08:35

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
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 Udveg05:05 – 06:43 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala06:43 – 08:22 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:22 – 10:01 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:01 – 11:40 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:40 – 13:18 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:18 – 14:57 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:57 – 16:36 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:36 – 18:14 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:14 – 19:36 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:36 – 20:57 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:57 – 22:18 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:18 – 23:40 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:40 – 01:01 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:01 – 02:22 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:22 – 03:43 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha03:43 – 05:05 (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 Time

Kali Year5131
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873972.27
Julian Day2462437.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2696°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)245.88°
🪷 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 (24.2696°), declination -13.15°, EoT 16.40 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: 2029-10-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)