पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · November 6, 2029 CE

🪷 आज: दीपावली — Dīpāvalī (Diwali)
Lakshmi-Pūjā night; festival of lights; Rāma's return to Ayodhyā.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 5.5 · Chapter 5 · कर्मसंन्यासयोग · Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
यत्सांख्यैः प्राप्यते स्थानं तद्योगैरपि गम्यते।

एकं सांख्यं च योगं च यः पश्यति स पश्यति।।5.5।।
"5.5 The level which is reached by wisdom is attained through right action as well. He who perceives that the two are one, knows the truth." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 5.5'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 Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Nāga
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya199.64°TulāSvātī P4
चन्द्र Candra197.52°TulāSvātī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala246.83°DhanuMūla P3
बुध Budha202.85°TulāViśākhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati194.97°TulāSvātī P3
शुक्र Śukra245.82°DhanuMūla P2
शनि Śani27.77°MeṣaKṛttikā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:58 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:22 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:40 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:52 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:10 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 23 Mins 58 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 36 Mins 02 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:11 – 04:04
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:51 – 04:58
Abhijit Muhūrta11:13 – 12:07
Vijaya Muhūrta13:54 – 14:47
Godhūli Muhūrta18:10 – 18:34
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:22 – 18:55
Amṛta Kāla18:07 – 19:52
Niśīta Muhūrta23:13 – 00:07

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:01 – 16:41
Yamaganda08:19 – 09:59
Gulika Kāla11:40 – 13:20
Varjyam05:31 – 05:53
Dur Muhūrta 08:05 – 08:32

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (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 · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga04:58 – 06:38 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg06:38 – 08:19 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:19 – 09:59 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha09:59 – 11:40 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:40 – 13:20 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:20 – 15:01 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:01 – 16:41 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:41 – 18:22 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:22 – 19:41 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:41 – 21:01 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:01 – 22:20 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:20 – 23:40 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:40 – 00:59 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha00:59 – 02:19 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:19 – 03:38 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla03:38 – 04:58 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā + Svātī alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5131
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873981.27
Julian Day2462446.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2700°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)357.88°
🪷 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 (24.2700°), declination -16.01°, EoT 16.19 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: 2029-11-06 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)