पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · August 31, 2032 CE

🪷 आज: इन्दिरा एकादशी — Indirā Ekādaśī
Falls in Pitṛ Pakṣa; liberates ancestors from naraka.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 14.13 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
अप्रकाशोऽप्रवृत्तिश्च प्रमादो मोह एव च।तमस्येतानि जायन्ते विवृद्धे कुरुनन्दन।।14.13।।
"14.13 Darkness, stagnation, folly and infatuation are the result of the dominance of Ignorance, O joy of the Kuru-clan!" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 14.13's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2089 Krodhana
Śaka Saṁvat: 1954 Paridhāvi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1439
Malayalam Era: 1208
Nanakshahi: 563
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya133.89°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
चन्द्र Candra80.97°MithunaPunarvasu P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala117.44°KarkaAśleṣā P4
बुध Budha127.68°SiṃhaMaghā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati268.25°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
शुक्र Śukra157.70°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
शनि Śani70.56°MithunaĀrdrā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:12 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:40 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:56 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:16 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:32 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 28 Mins 27 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 31 Mins 33 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:40 – 05:26
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:14 – 06:12
Abhijit Muhūrta11:33 – 12:19
Vijaya Muhūrta13:51 – 14:36
Godhūli Muhūrta17:28 – 17:52
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:40 – 18:09
Amṛta Kāla17:25 – 19:10
Niśīta Muhūrta23:33 – 00:19

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:48 – 16:14
Yamaganda09:04 – 10:30
Gulika Kāla11:56 – 13:22
Varjyam06:40 – 06:59
Dur Muhūrta 08:52 – 09:15

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (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):
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 · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:12 – 07:38 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:38 – 09:04 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:04 – 10:30 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:30 – 11:56 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:56 – 13:22 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:22 – 14:48 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:48 – 16:14 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:14 – 17:40 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:40 – 19:14 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:14 – 20:48 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:48 – 22:22 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:22 – 23:56 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:56 – 01:30 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:30 – 03:04 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:04 – 04:38 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:38 – 06:12 (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 Year5134
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1875010.27
Julian Day2463475.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.3093°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)304.89°
🪷 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 (24.3093°), declination 8.49°, 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: 2032-08-31 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)