पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · May 3, 2017 CE

Also observed today

वैशाखी · Baisakhi (Vaiśākhī)Regional

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 14.22 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga

श्री भगवानुवाचप्रकाशं च प्रवृत्तिं च मोहमेव च पाण्डव।न द्वेष्टि सम्प्रवृत्तानि न निवृत्तानि काङ्क्षति।।14.22।।

"14.22 Lord Shri Krishna replied: O Prince! He who shuns not the Quality which is present, and longs not for that which is absent;" — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 14.22's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa

Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī

Bengali Saṁvat: 1424

Malayalam Era: 1193

Nanakshahi: 548

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)	Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	18.72°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P2
चन्द्र Candra	107.75°	Karka	Aśleṣā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	43.66°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P2
बुध Budha	359.98°	Mīna	Revatī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	170.73°	Kanyā	Hasta P4
शुक्र Śukra	337.89°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P2
शनि Śani	242.96°	Dhanu	Mūla P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:26 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:20 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:53 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	12:27 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)	23:11 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 53 Mins 53 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 06 Mins 07 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:59 – 05:42
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:31 – 06:26
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:31 – 12:15
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:42 – 14:25
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:08 – 17:32
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:20 – 17:47
Amṛta Kāla	17:05 – 18:50
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:31 – 00:15

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	11:53 – 13:14
Yamaganda	07:48 – 09:09
Gulika Kāla	10:31 – 11:53
Varjyam	06:53 – 07:11
Dur Muhūrta	08:58 – 09:20

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South-West

Rāhu Vāsa: South-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Śubha (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 Labha	06:26 – 07:48 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta	07:48 – 09:09 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla	09:09 – 10:31 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha	10:31 – 11:53 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga	11:53 – 13:14 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg	13:14 – 14:36 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala	14:36 – 15:58 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha	15:58 – 17:20 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg	17:20 – 18:58 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala	18:58 – 20:36 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha	20:36 – 22:14 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta	22:14 – 23:53 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla	23:53 – 01:31 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha	01:31 – 03:09 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga	03:09 – 04:48 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg	04:48 – 06:26 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: -29.8587°

Longitude: 31.0218°

Timezone: UTC+2

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Budha Walk (बुध यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

🌌 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	5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1869411.27
Julian Day	2457876.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0952°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	85.95°

🪷 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 (24.0952°), declination 15.68°, EoT 3.15 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: 2017-05-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)