पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · March 28, 2016 CE

🪷 आज: मीन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mīna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Pisces; Mīna-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.26 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
न बुद्धिभेदं जनयेदज्ञानां कर्मसङ्गिनाम्।

जोषयेत्सर्वकर्माणि विद्वान् युक्तः समाचरन्।।3.26।।
"3.26 But a wise man should not perturb the minds of the ignorant, who are attached to action; let him perform his own actions in the right spirit, with concentration on Me, thus inspiring all to do the same." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.26's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1423
Malayalam Era: 1192
Nanakshahi: 547
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī (20/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya343.72°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
चन्द्र Candra212.97°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala222.24°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
बुध Budha347.71°MīnaRevatī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati141.09°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
शुक्र Śukra325.04°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
शनि Śani232.11°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:05 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:58 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:02 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:29 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:08 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 53 Mins 29 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 06 Mins 31 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:30 – 05:17
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:05 – 06:05
Abhijit Muhūrta11:38 – 12:25
Vijaya Muhūrta14:00 – 14:48
Godhūli Muhūrta17:46 – 18:10
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:58 – 18:28
Amṛta Kāla17:43 – 19:28
Niśīta Muhūrta23:38 – 00:25

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:34 – 09:03
Yamaganda10:32 – 12:02
Gulika Kāla13:31 – 15:00
Varjyam06:35 – 06:54
Dur Muhūrta 08:51 – 09:15

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
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 · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:05 – 07:34 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:34 – 09:03 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:03 – 10:32 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:32 – 12:02 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:02 – 13:31 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:31 – 15:00 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:00 – 16:29 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:29 – 17:58 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:58 – 19:29 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:29 – 21:00 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:00 – 22:31 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:31 – 00:02 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:02 – 01:32 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:32 – 03:03 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:03 – 04:34 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:34 – 06:05 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869010.27
Julian Day2457475.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0798°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)233.14°
🪷 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 (24.0798°), declination 3.09°, EoT -5.62 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: 2016-03-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)