पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · February 12, 2025 CE

Also observed today

माघी पूर्णिमा · Māghī PūrṇimāPan-Hindu
पोङ्गल · Pongal / Thai PongalRegional

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 16.13 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga

इदमद्य मया लब्धमिमं प्राप्स्ये मनोरथम्।इदमस्तीदमपि मे भविष्यति पुनर्धनम्।।16.13।।

"16.13 This I have gained today; tomorrow I will gratify another desire; this wealth is mine now, the rest shall be mine ere long;" — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 16.13's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2082 Kālayukta

Śaka Saṁvat: 1947 Viśvāvasu

Bengali Saṁvat: 1432

Malayalam Era: 1201

Nanakshahi: 556

Solar Month: Makara (Tai)

Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Pūrṇimā (15/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Āśleṣā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	299.37°	Makara	Dhaniṣṭhā P2
चन्द्र Candra	113.03°	Karka	Aśleṣā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	83.37°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P2
बुध Budha	300.98°	Kumbha	Dhaniṣṭhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	47.13°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra	340.60°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P3
शनि Śani	324.56°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:34 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:47 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:11 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	18:19 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)	05:11 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 12 Mins 10 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 47 Mins 50 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:49 – 04:42
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:28 – 05:34
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:44 – 12:37
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:23 – 15:15
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:35 – 18:59
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:47 – 19:20
Amṛta Kāla	18:32 – 20:17
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:44 – 00:37

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	12:11 – 13:50
Yamaganda	07:13 – 08:52
Gulika Kāla	10:31 – 12:11
Varjyam	06:07 – 06:29
Dur Muhūrta	08:39 – 09:06

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South-West

Rāhu Vāsa: South-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

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

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha	05:34 – 07:13 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta	07:13 – 08:52 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla	08:52 – 10:31 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha	10:31 – 12:11 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga	12:11 – 13:50 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg	13:50 – 15:29 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala	15:29 – 17:08 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha	17:08 – 18:47 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg	18:47 – 20:08 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala	20:08 – 21:29 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha	21:29 – 22:50 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta	22:50 – 00:11 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla	00:11 – 01:31 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha	01:31 – 02:52 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga	02:52 – 04:13 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg	04:13 – 05:34 (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 Pūrṇimā + Āśleṣā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-04 — Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1872253.27
Julian Day	2460718.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2039°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	175.06°

🪷 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 (24.2039°), declination -13.66°, EoT -14.59 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: 2025-02-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)