पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · March 29, 2024 CE

Also observed today

सङ्कष्टी चतुर्थी · Saṅkaṣṭī CaturthīPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 6.31 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga

सर्वभूतस्थितं यो मां भजत्येकत्वमास्थितः।

सर्वथा वर्तमानोऽपि स योगी मयि वर्तते।।6.31।।

"6.31 The sage who realises the unity of life and who worships Me in all beings, lives in Me, whatever may be his lot." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 6.31's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2081 Piṅgala

Śaka Saṁvat: 1946 Krodhi

Bengali Saṁvat: 1431

Malayalam Era: 1200

Nanakshahi: 555

Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Viśākhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)	Bālava
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	344.65°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P4
चन्द्र Candra	205.99°	Tulā	Viśākhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	310.19°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P2
बुध Budha	1.92°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	22.56°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra	326.70°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P3
शनि Śani	319.17°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:05 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:57 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:01 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	20:01 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)	09:32 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 51 Mins 34 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 08 Mins 26 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:31 – 05:18
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:06 – 06:05
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:37 – 12:25
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:00 – 14:47
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:45 – 18:09
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:57 – 18:27
Amṛta Kāla	17:42 – 19:27
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:37 – 00:25

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	10:32 – 12:01
Yamaganda	14:59 – 16:28
Gulika Kāla	07:34 – 09:03
Varjyam	06:35 – 06:54
Dur Muhūrta	08:51 – 09:15

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: North

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Śrīvatsa (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 · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala	06:05 – 07:34 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	07:34 – 09:03 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	09:03 – 10:32 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	10:32 – 12:01 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	12:01 – 13:30 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	13:30 – 14:59 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	14:59 – 16:28 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	16:28 – 17:57 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	17:57 – 19:28 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	19:28 – 20:59 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	20:59 – 22:30 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	22:30 – 00:01 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	00:01 – 01:32 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	01:32 – 03:03 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	03:03 – 04:34 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	04:34 – 06:05 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: -29.8587°

Longitude: 31.0218°

Timezone: UTC+2

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śukra Walk (शुक्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Caturthī + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:

-0562-04-11 — Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1871933.27
Julian Day	2460398.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1916°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	224.47°

🪷 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 (24.1916°), declination 3.51°, EoT -5.30 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: 2024-03-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)