पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · August 31, 2031 CE

🪷 आज: सिंह सङ्क्रान्ति — Siṁha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Leo.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 4.9 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
जन्म कर्म च मे दिव्यमेवं यो वेत्ति तत्त्वतः।

त्यक्त्वा देहं पुनर्जन्म नैति मामेति सोऽर्जुन।।4.9।।
"4.9 He who realises the divine truth concerning My birth and life is not born again; and when he leaves his body, he becomes one with Me." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.9'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 Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya133.18°SiṃhaMaghā P4
चन्द्र Candra294.38°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala218.62°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
बुध Budha114.63°KarkaAśleṣā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati235.16°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
शुक्र Śukra105.20°KarkaPuṣya P4
शनि Śani57.45°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:12 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:39 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:56 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:02 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)05:19 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 27 Mins 10 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 32 Mins 50 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:41 – 05:26
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:15 – 06:12
Abhijit Muhūrta11:33 – 12:19
Vijaya Muhūrta13:50 – 14:36
Godhūli Muhūrta17:27 – 17:51
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:39 – 18:08
Amṛta Kāla17:24 – 19:09
Niśīta Muhūrta23:33 – 00:19

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:13 – 17:39
Yamaganda11:56 – 13:22
Gulika Kāla14:48 – 16:13
Varjyam06:41 – 06:59
Dur Muhūrta 08:53 – 09:15

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (Inauspicious)
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):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:12 – 07:38 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:38 – 09:04 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:04 – 10:30 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:30 – 11:56 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:56 – 13:22 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:22 – 14:48 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:48 – 16:13 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:13 – 17:39 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:39 – 19:13 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:13 – 20:48 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:48 – 22:22 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:22 – 23:56 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:56 – 01:30 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:30 – 03:04 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:04 – 04:38 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:38 – 06:12 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5133
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1874644.27
Julian Day2463109.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2953°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)163.11°
🪷 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 (24.2953°), declination 8.77°, EoT 0.15 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: 2031-08-31 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)