पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · October 1, 2034 CE

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सङ्कष्टी चतुर्थी · Saṅkaṣṭī CaturthīPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 17.2 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga

श्री भगवानुवाचत्रिविधा भवति श्रद्धा देहिनां सा स्वभावजा।सात्त्विकी राजसी चैव तामसी चेति तां श्रृणु।।17.2।।

"17.2 Lord Shri Krishna replied: Man has an inherent faith in one or another of the Qualities -Purity, Passion and Ignorance. Now listen." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 17.2's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2091 Prabhava

Śaka Saṁvat: 1956 Ānanda

Bengali Saṁvat: 1441

Malayalam Era: 1210

Nanakshahi: 565

Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Bharaṇī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	163.61°	Kanyā	Hasta P2
चन्द्र Candra	23.76°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	148.82°	Siṃha	Uttara Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha	183.52°	Tulā	Citrā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	344.09°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P4
शुक्र Śukra	191.45°	Tulā	Svātī P2
शनि Śani	98.77°	Karka	Puṣya P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:34 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:56 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:45 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	21:03 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)	07:47 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 22 Mins 12 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 37 Mins 48 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:55 – 04:44
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:32 – 05:34
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:20 – 12:09
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:48 – 14:38
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:44 – 18:08
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:56 – 18:27
Amṛta Kāla	17:41 – 19:26
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:20 – 00:09

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	16:23 – 17:56
Yamaganda	11:45 – 13:18
Gulika Kāla	14:50 – 16:23
Varjyam	06:05 – 06:24
Dur Muhūrta	08:27 – 08:52

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg	05:34 – 07:06 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	07:06 – 08:39 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	08:39 – 10:12 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:12 – 11:45 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	11:45 – 13:18 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:18 – 14:50 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	14:50 – 16:23 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	16:23 – 17:56 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	17:56 – 19:23 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	19:23 – 20:50 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	20:50 – 22:18 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:18 – 23:45 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	23:45 – 01:12 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:12 – 02:39 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	02:39 – 04:06 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	04:06 – 05:34 (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 Time

Kali Year	5136
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1875771.27
Julian Day	2464236.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.3384°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	217.62°

🪷 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 (24.3384°), declination -3.15°, EoT 11.17 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: 2034-10-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)