पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · October 8, 2030 CE

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 14.21 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाचकैर्लिंगैस्त्रीन्गुणानेतानतीतो भवति प्रभो।किमाचारः कथं चैतांस्त्रीन्गुणानतिवर्तते।।14.21।।
"14.21 Arjuna asked: My Lord! By what signs can he who has transcended the Qualities be recognized? How does he act? How does he live beyond them?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 14.21's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2087 Rudhirodgāri
Śaka Saṁvat: 1952 Sādhāraṇa
Bengali Saṁvat: 1437
Malayalam Era: 1206
Nanakshahi: 561
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya170.53°KanyāHasta P4
चन्द्र Candra309.78°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala128.74°SiṃhaMaghā P3
बुध Budha167.06°KanyāHasta P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati212.84°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
शुक्र Śukra166.88°KanyāHasta P3
शनि Śani44.26°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:25 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:00 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:43 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:34 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:26 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 34 Mins 39 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 25 Mins 21 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:45 – 04:35
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:22 – 05:25
Abhijit Muhūrta11:18 – 12:08
Vijaya Muhūrta13:48 – 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 Kāla14:51 – 16:26
Yamaganda08:34 – 10:08
Gulika Kāla11:43 – 13:17
Varjyam05:57 – 06:17
Dur Muhūrta 08:21 – 08:47

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Prajāpati (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):
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 · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:25 – 07:00 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:00 – 08:34 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:34 – 10:08 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:08 – 11:43 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:43 – 13:17 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:17 – 14:51 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:51 – 16:26 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:26 – 18:00 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:00 – 19:26 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:26 – 20:51 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:51 – 22:17 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:17 – 23:43 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:43 – 01:08 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:08 – 02:34 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:34 – 04:00 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:00 – 05:25 (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 Time

Kali Year5132
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1874317.27
Julian Day2462782.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2828°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)139.23°
🪷 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 (24.2828°), declination -5.84°, EoT 13.23 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: 2030-10-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)