पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · March 4, 2025 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 17.9 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga

कट्वम्ललवणात्युष्णतीक्ष्णरूक्षविदाहिनः।आहारा राजसस्येष्टा दुःखशोकामयप्रदाः।।17.9।।

"17.9 Those in whom Passion is dominant like foods that are bitter, sour, salty, over-hot, pungent, dry and burning. These produce unhappiness, repentance and disease." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 17.9's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Śukla 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)	Śukla Pañcamī (5/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Aśvinī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	319.51°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P4
चन्द्र Candra	14.61°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	82.81°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P1
बुध Budha	336.40°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	48.27°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra	346.27°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani	326.96°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:50 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:27 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:08 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	10:20 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)	21:18 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 37 Mins 19 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 22 Mins 41 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:09 – 04:59
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:47 – 05:50
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:43 – 12:34
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:15 – 15:05
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:15 – 18:39
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:27 – 18:59
Amṛta Kāla	18:12 – 19:57
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:43 – 00:34

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	15:18 – 16:52
Yamaganda	08:59 – 10:34
Gulika Kāla	12:08 – 13:43
Varjyam	06:21 – 06:41
Dur Muhūrta	08:46 – 09:12

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (Inauspicious)

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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga	05:50 – 07:24 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	07:24 – 08:59 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	08:59 – 10:34 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	10:34 – 12:08 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	12:08 – 13:43 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	13:43 – 15:18 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	15:18 – 16:52 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	16:52 – 18:27 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	18:27 – 19:52 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	19:52 – 21:18 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	21:18 – 22:43 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	22:43 – 00:08 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	00:08 – 01:34 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	01:34 – 02:59 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	02:59 – 04:24 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	04:24 – 05:50 (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 Pañcamī + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:

-3101-02-18 — Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1872273.27
Julian Day	2460738.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2046°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	52.15°

🪷 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 (24.2046°), declination -6.40°, EoT -12.45 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: 2025-03-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)