पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · February 22, 2025 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 16.23 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga

यः शास्त्रविधिमुत्सृज्य वर्तते कामकारतः।न स सिद्धिमवाप्नोति न सुखं न परां गतिम्।।16.23।।

"16.23 But he who neglects the commands of the scriptures, and follows the promptings of passion, he does not attain perfection, happiness or the final goal." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 16.23'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 Navamī (24/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Jyeṣṭhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)	Gara
वार (Vāra)	Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	309.46°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P1
चन्द्र Candra	234.04°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	82.46°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P1
बुध Budha	319.35°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	47.54°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra	345.11°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani	325.74°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:42 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:38 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:10 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	00:09 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)	14:08 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 55 Mins 07 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 04 Mins 53 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:59 – 04:51
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:38 – 05:42
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:44 – 12:36
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:19 – 15:11
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:26 – 18:50
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:38 – 19:10
Amṛta Kāla	18:23 – 20:08
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:44 – 00:36

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	08:56 – 10:33
Yamaganda	13:47 – 15:24
Gulika Kāla	05:42 – 07:19
Varjyam	06:15 – 06:35
Dur Muhūrta	08:43 – 09:09

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: North-East

Rāhu Vāsa: East

Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (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):
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 · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla	05:42 – 07:19 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha	07:19 – 08:56 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga	08:56 – 10:33 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg	10:33 – 12:10 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala	12:10 – 13:47 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha	13:47 – 15:24 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta	15:24 – 17:01 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla	17:01 – 18:38 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha	18:38 – 20:01 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta	20:01 – 21:24 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla	21:24 – 22:47 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha	22:47 – 00:10 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga	00:10 – 01:33 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg	01:33 – 02:56 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala	02:56 – 04:19 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha	04:19 – 05:42 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: -29.8587°

Longitude: 31.0218°

Timezone: UTC+2

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śani Walk (शनि यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Navamī + Jyeṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-20 — Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Jyeṣṭhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1872263.27
Julian Day	2460728.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2042°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	286.56°

🪷 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 (24.2042°), declination -10.16°, EoT -14.08 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: 2025-02-22 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)