पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · February 16, 2025 CE

Also observed today

सङ्कष्टी चतुर्थी · Saṅkaṣṭī CaturthīPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 16.17 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga

आत्मसम्भाविताः स्तब्धा धनमानमदान्विताः।यजन्ते नामयज्ञैस्ते दम्भेनाविधिपूर्वकम्।।16.17।।

"16.17 Self-conceited, stubborn, rich, proud and insolent, they make a display of their patronage, disregarding the rules of decency." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 16.17's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2082 Kālayukta

Śaka Saṁvat: 1947 Viśvāvasu

Bengali Saṁvat: 1432

Malayalam Era: 1201

Nanakshahi: 556

Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Hasta Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	303.41°	Kumbha	Dhaniṣṭhā P4
चन्द्र Candra	162.38°	Kanyā	Hasta P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	82.85°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P1
बुध Budha	308.25°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	47.26°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra	342.74°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P3
शनि Śani	325.03°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:38 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:43 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:10 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	20:38 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)	08:55 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 05 Mins 28 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 54 Mins 32 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:53 – 04:45
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:32 – 05:38
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:44 – 12:37
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:21 – 15:14
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:31 – 18:55
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:43 – 19:16
Amṛta Kāla	18:28 – 20:13
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:44 – 00:37

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	17:05 – 18:43
Yamaganda	12:10 – 13:49
Gulika Kāla	15:27 – 17:05
Varjyam	06:10 – 06:31
Dur Muhūrta	08:41 – 09:07

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: North-West

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)

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):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg	05:38 – 07:16 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	07:16 – 08:54 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	08:54 – 10:32 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:32 – 12:10 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	12:10 – 13:49 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:49 – 15:27 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	15:27 – 17:05 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	17:05 – 18:43 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	18:43 – 20:05 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	20:05 – 21:27 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	21:27 – 22:49 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:49 – 00:10 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	00:10 – 01:32 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:32 – 02:54 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	02:54 – 04:16 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	04:16 – 05:38 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: -29.8587°

Longitude: 31.0218°

Timezone: UTC+2

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Sūrya Walk (सूर्य यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1872257.27
Julian Day	2460722.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2040°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	221.81°

🪷 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 (24.2040°), declination -12.30°, EoT -14.54 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: 2025-02-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)