पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · November 29, 2029 CE

🪷 आज: कालभैरव अष्टमी — Kālabhairava Aṣṭamī
Kālabhairava's manifestation; Kāśī-kṣetrapāla.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 5.28 · Chapter 5 · कर्मसंन्यासयोग · Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
यतेन्द्रियमनोबुद्धिर्मुनिर्मोक्षपरायणः।

विगतेच्छाभयक्रोधो यः सदा मुक्त एव सः।।5.28।।
"5.28 Governing sense, mind and intellect, intent on liberation, free from desire, fear and anger, the sage is forever free." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 5.28'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 Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya222.82°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
चन्द्र Candra133.49°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala264.32°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
बुध Budha238.27°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati199.93°TulāSvātī P4
शुक्र Śukra263.69°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
शनि Śani25.93°MeṣaBharaṇī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:49 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:42 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:45 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)00:05 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:30 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 53 Mins 00 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 07 Mins 00 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:57 – 03:53
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:39 – 04:49
Abhijit Muhūrta11:17 – 12:13
Vijaya Muhūrta14:04 – 14:59
Godhūli Muhūrta18:30 – 18:54
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:42 – 19:16
Amṛta Kāla18:27 – 20:12
Niśīta Muhūrta23:17 – 00:13

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:29 – 15:13
Yamaganda04:49 – 06:33
Gulika Kāla08:17 – 10:01
Varjyam05:23 – 05:45
Dur Muhūrta 08:03 – 08:31

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (Auspicious)
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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha04:49 – 06:33 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga06:33 – 08:17 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:17 – 10:01 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:01 – 11:45 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:45 – 13:29 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:29 – 15:13 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:13 – 16:57 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:57 – 18:42 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:42 – 19:57 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:57 – 21:13 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:13 – 22:29 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:29 – 23:45 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:45 – 01:01 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:01 – 02:17 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:17 – 03:33 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta03:33 – 04:49 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5131
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1874004.27
Julian Day2462469.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2708°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)274.12°
🪷 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 (24.2708°), declination -21.49°, EoT 10.87 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: 2029-11-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)