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

🪷 आज: पार्श्व एकादशी — Pārśva (Parivartinī) Ekādaśī
Viṣṇu turns from one side to another in yoga-nidrā (mid-Cāturmāsya).

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 4.6 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
अजोऽपि सन्नव्ययात्मा भूतानामीश्वरोऽपि सन्।

प्रकृतिं स्वामधिष्ठाय संभवाम्यात्ममायया।।4.6।।
"4.6 have no beginning. Though I am imperishable, as well as Lord of all that exists, yet by My own will and power do I manifest Myself." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.6's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2088 Raktākṣī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1953 Virodhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1438
Malayalam Era: 1207
Nanakshahi: 562
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya130.28°SiṃhaMaghā P4
चन्द्र Candra250.06°DhanuMūla P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala216.84°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
बुध Budha111.80°KarkaAśleṣā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati235.04°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
शुक्र Śukra105.57°KarkaPuṣya P4
शनि Śani57.26°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:16 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:38 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:57 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:55 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:56 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 22 Mins 09 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 37 Mins 51 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:45 – 05:30
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:19 – 06:16
Abhijit Muhūrta11:34 – 12:19
Vijaya Muhūrta13:50 – 14:36
Godhūli Muhūrta17:26 – 17:50
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:38 – 18:06
Amṛta Kāla17:23 – 19:08
Niśīta Muhūrta23:34 – 00:19

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:22 – 14:47
Yamaganda06:16 – 07:41
Gulika Kāla09:06 – 10:31
Varjyam06:44 – 07:02
Dur Muhūrta 08:55 – 09:18

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:16 – 07:41 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:41 – 09:06 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:06 – 10:31 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:31 – 11:57 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:57 – 13:22 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:22 – 14:47 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:47 – 16:13 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:13 – 17:38 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:38 – 19:13 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:13 – 20:47 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:47 – 22:22 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:22 – 23:57 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:57 – 01:31 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:31 – 03:06 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:06 – 04:41 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:41 – 06:16 (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 Time

Kali Year5133
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1874641.27
Julian Day2463106.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2952°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)122.61°
🪷 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 (24.2952°), declination 9.83°, EoT -0.81 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: 2031-08-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)