पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · November 23, 2029 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 5.22 · Chapter 5 · कर्मसंन्यासयोग · Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
ये हि संस्पर्शजा भोगा दुःखयोनय एव ते।

आद्यन्तवन्तः कौन्तेय न तेषु रमते बुधः।।5.22।।
"5.22 The joys that spring from external associations bring pain; they have their beginning and their endings. The wise man does not rejoice in them." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 5.22's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2086 Dundubhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1951 Saumya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1436
Malayalam Era: 1205
Nanakshahi: 560
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā (17/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya216.75°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
चन्द्र Candra57.32°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala259.71°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
बुध Budha229.25°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati198.66°TulāSvātī P4
शुक्र Śukra259.84°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani26.40°MeṣaBharaṇī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:50 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:36 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:43 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)19:59 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)06:11 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 46 Mins 49 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 13 Mins 11 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:59 – 03:55
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:41 – 04:50
Abhijit Muhūrta11:15 – 12:11
Vijaya Muhūrta14:01 – 14:56
Godhūli Muhūrta18:24 – 18:48
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:36 – 19:11
Amṛta Kāla18:21 – 20:06
Niśīta Muhūrta23:15 – 00:11

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:00 – 11:43
Yamaganda15:10 – 16:53
Gulika Kāla06:33 – 08:16
Varjyam05:24 – 05:46
Dur Muhūrta 08:03 – 08:30

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala04:50 – 06:33 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha06:33 – 08:16 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:16 – 10:00 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:00 – 11:43 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:43 – 13:26 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:26 – 15:10 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:10 – 16:53 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:53 – 18:36 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:36 – 19:53 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:53 – 21:10 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:10 – 22:26 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:26 – 23:43 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:43 – 01:00 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:00 – 02:16 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:16 – 03:33 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga03:33 – 04:50 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5131
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873998.27
Julian Day2462463.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2706°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)202.41°
🪷 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 (24.2706°), declination -20.36°, EoT 12.85 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: 2029-11-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)