पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · April 29, 2012 CE

Also observed today

वैशाखी · Baisakhi (Vaiśākhī)Regional

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 2.71 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga

विहाय कामान्यः सर्वान्पुमांश्चरति निःस्पृहः।

निर्ममो निरहंकारः स शांतिमधिगच्छति।।2.71।।

"2.71 He attains Peace who, giving up desire, moves through the world without aspiration, possessing nothing which he can call his own, and free from pride." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 2.71's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2069 Viśvāvasu

Śaka Saṁvat: 1934 Nandana

Bengali Saṁvat: 1419

Malayalam Era: 1188

Nanakshahi: 543

Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Puṣya Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	15.11°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P1
चन्द्र Candra	100.69°	Karka	Puṣya P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	130.74°	Siṃha	Maghā P4
बुध Budha	349.76°	Mīna	Revatī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	25.50°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P4
शुक्र Śukra	55.15°	Vṛṣabha	Mr̥gaśirā P1
शनि Śani	180.91°	Tulā	Citrā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:24 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:23 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:53 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	12:19 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)	22:53 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 59 Mins 32 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 00 Mins 28 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:56 – 05:40
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:29 – 06:24
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:31 – 12:15
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:43 – 14:27
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:11 – 17:35
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:23 – 17:51
Amṛta Kāla	17:08 – 18:53
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:31 – 00:15

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	16:01 – 17:23
Yamaganda	11:53 – 13:16
Gulika Kāla	14:38 – 16:01
Varjyam	06:51 – 07:09
Dur Muhūrta	08:57 – 09:19

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: South-West

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Śrīvatsa (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg	06:24 – 07:46 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	07:46 – 09:08 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	09:08 – 10:31 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:31 – 11:53 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	11:53 – 13:16 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:16 – 14:38 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	14:38 – 16:01 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	16:01 – 17:23 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	17:23 – 19:01 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	19:01 – 20:38 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	20:38 – 22:16 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:16 – 23:53 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	23:53 – 01:31 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:31 – 03:08 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	03:08 – 04:46 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	04:46 – 06:24 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Puṣya alignment also occurred on:

-3137-12-25 — Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5114
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1867581.27
Julian Day	2456046.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0252°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	89.48°

🪷 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 (24.0252°), declination 14.54°, EoT 2.64 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: 2012-04-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)