पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · February 28, 2023 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 15.19 · Chapter 15 · पुरुषोत्तमयोग · Puruṣottama-Yoga

यो मामेवमसम्मूढो जानाति पुरुषोत्तमम्।स सर्वविद्भजति मां सर्वभावेन भारत।।15.19।।

"15.19 He who with unclouded vision sees Me as the Lord-God, knows all there is to be known, and always shall worship Me with his whole heart." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 15.19's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala

Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana

Bengali Saṁvat: 1430

Malayalam Era: 1199

Nanakshahi: 554

Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Rohiṇī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	315.01°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P3
चन्द्र Candra	52.86°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	54.27°	Vṛṣabha	Mr̥gaśirā P1
बुध Budha	300.67°	Kumbha	Dhaniṣṭhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	347.50°	Mīna	Revatī P1
शुक्र Śukra	344.97°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani	305.01°	Kumbha	Dhaniṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:46 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:32 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:09 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	13:33 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)	23:48 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 45 Mins 25 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 14 Mins 35 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:04 – 04:55
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:43 – 05:46
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:44 – 12:35
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:17 – 15:08
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:20 – 18:44
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:32 – 19:04
Amṛta Kāla	18:17 – 20:02
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:44 – 00:35

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	15:20 – 16:56
Yamaganda	08:58 – 10:33
Gulika Kāla	12:09 – 13:45
Varjyam	06:18 – 06:39
Dur Muhūrta	08:45 – 09:11

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Maitra (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga	05:46 – 07:22 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	07:22 – 08:58 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	08:58 – 10:33 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	10:33 – 12:09 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	12:09 – 13:45 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	13:45 – 15:20 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	15:20 – 16:56 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	16:56 – 18:32 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	18:32 – 19:56 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	19:56 – 21:20 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	21:20 – 22:45 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	22:45 – 00:09 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	00:09 – 01:33 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	01:33 – 02:58 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	02:58 – 04:22 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	04:22 – 05:46 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: -29.8587°

Longitude: 31.0218°

Timezone: UTC+2

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Maṅgala Walk (मङ्गल यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

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

-3226-07-09 — Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Rohiṇī)

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1871538.27
Julian Day	2460003.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1765°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	95.42°

🪷 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 (24.1765°), declination -8.13°, EoT -13.22 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: 2023-02-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)