पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · July 28, 2031 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 3.18 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga

नैव तस्य कृतेनार्थो नाकृतेनेह कश्चन।

न चास्य सर्वभूतेषु कश्िचदर्थव्यपाश्रयः।।3.18।।

"3.18 He has nothing to gain by the performance or non-performance of action. His welfare depends not on any contribution that an earthly creature can make." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 3.18'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 Navamī (9/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Viśākhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)	Bālava
वार (Vāra)	Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	100.52°	Karka	Puṣya P3
चन्द्र Candra	198.09°	Tulā	Svātī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	200.71°	Tulā	Viśākhā P1
बुध Budha	121.72°	Siṃha	Maghā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	235.39°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P3
शुक्र Śukra	120.59°	Siṃha	Maghā P1
शनि Śani	54.60°	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)	11:53 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)	01:12 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 36 Mins 46 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 23 Mins 14 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:19 – 06:01
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:51 – 06:44
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:41 – 12:23
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:48 – 14:31
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:08 – 17:32
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:20 – 17:47
Amṛta Kāla	17:05 – 18:50
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:41 – 00:23

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	08:03 – 09:23
Yamaganda	10:42 – 12:02
Gulika Kāla	13:22 – 14:41
Varjyam	07:10 – 07:27
Dur Muhūrta	09:12 – 09:34

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: North

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Śubha (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 · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta	06:44 – 08:03 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla	08:03 – 09:23 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha	09:23 – 10:42 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga	10:42 – 12:02 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg	12:02 – 13:22 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala	13:22 – 14:41 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha	14:41 – 16:01 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta	16:01 – 17:20 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala	17:20 – 19:01 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha	19:01 – 20:41 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta	20:41 – 22:22 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla	22:22 – 00:02 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha	00:02 – 01:42 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga	01:42 – 03:23 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg	03:23 – 05:03 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala	05:03 – 06:44 (neutral)

Coordinates

Latitude: -29.8587°

Longitude: 31.0218°

Timezone: UTC+2

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Candra Walk (चन्द्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Navamī + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:

-1626101-04-03 — Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Śukla Navamī)

-0562-04-11 — Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5133
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1874610.27
Julian Day	2463075.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2940°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	101.10°

🪷 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 19.06°, EoT -6.17 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: 2031-07-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)