पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · July 27, 2031 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 3.17 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga

यस्त्वात्मरतिरेव स्यादात्मतृप्तश्च मानवः।

आत्मन्येव च सन्तुष्टस्तस्य कार्यं न विद्यते।।3.17।।

"3.17 On the other hand, the soul who meditates on the Self is content to serve the Self and rests satisfied within the Self; there remains nothing more for him to accomplish." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 3.17's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2088 Raktākṣī

Śaka Saṁvat: 1953 Virodhakṛt

Bengali Saṁvat: 1438

Malayalam Era: 1207

Nanakshahi: 562

Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)

Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Svātī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	99.56°	Karka	Puṣya P2
चन्द्र Candra	184.75°	Tulā	Citrā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	200.27°	Tulā	Viśākhā P1
बुध Budha	121.57°	Siṃha	Maghā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	235.45°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P3
शुक्र Śukra	120.86°	Siṃha	Maghā P1
शनि Śani	54.50°	Vṛṣabha	Mr̥gaśirā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:44 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:20 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:02 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	11:14 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)	00:12 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 35 Mins 35 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 24 Mins 25 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:20 – 06:02
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:51 – 06:44
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:41 – 12:23
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:48 – 14:30
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:08 – 17:32
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:20 – 17:46
Amṛta Kāla	17:05 – 18:50
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:41 – 00:23

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	16:00 – 17:20
Yamaganda	12:02 – 13:22
Gulika Kāla	14:41 – 16:00
Varjyam	07:11 – 07:28
Dur Muhūrta	09:13 – 09:34

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: North

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)

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 Udveg	06:44 – 08:04 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	08:04 – 09:23 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	09:23 – 10:43 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:43 – 12:02 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	12:02 – 13:22 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:22 – 14:41 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	14:41 – 16:00 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	16:00 – 17:20 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	17:20 – 19:00 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	19:00 – 20:41 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	20:41 – 22:22 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:22 – 00:02 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	00:02 – 01:43 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:43 – 03:23 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	03:23 – 05:04 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	05:04 – 06:44 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: -29.8587°

Longitude: 31.0218°

Timezone: UTC+2

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Sūrya Walk (सूर्य यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Svātī alignment also occurred on:

-3137-12-25 — Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5133
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1874609.27
Julian Day	2463074.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2940°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	88.84°

🪷 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 (24.2940°), declination 19.29°, EoT -6.18 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: 2031-07-27 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)