पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · March 9, 2025 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 17.14 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga

देवद्विजगुरुप्राज्ञपूजनं शौचमार्जवम्।ब्रह्मचर्यमहिंसा च शारीरं तप उच्यते।।17.14।।

"17.14 Worship of God and the Master; respect for the preacher and the philosopher; purity, rectitude, continence and harmlessness - all this is physical austerity." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 17.14'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 Daśamī (10/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Punarvasu Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)	Gara
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	324.51°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P2
चन्द्र Candra	83.78°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	83.41°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P2
बुध Budha	342.30°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	48.75°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra	345.33°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani	327.57°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:53 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:21 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:07 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	14:56 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)	01:13 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 28 Mins 16 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 31 Mins 44 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:13 – 05:03
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:51 – 05:53
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:42 – 12:32
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:12 – 15:02
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:09 – 18:33
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:21 – 18:53
Amṛta Kāla	18:06 – 19:51
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:42 – 00:32

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	16:48 – 18:21
Yamaganda	12:07 – 13:41
Gulika Kāla	15:14 – 16:48
Varjyam	06:24 – 06:44
Dur Muhūrta	08:48 – 09:13

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: South

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

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

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg	05:53 – 07:27 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	07:27 – 09:00 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	09:00 – 10:34 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:34 – 12:07 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	12:07 – 13:41 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:41 – 15:14 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	15:14 – 16:48 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	16:48 – 18:21 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	18:21 – 19:48 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	19:48 – 21:14 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	21:14 – 22:41 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:41 – 00:07 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	00:07 – 01:34 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:34 – 03:00 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	03:00 – 04:27 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	04:27 – 05:53 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Daśamī + Punarvasu alignment also occurred on:

-1626101-04-03 — Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Punarvasu)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1872278.27
Julian Day	2460743.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2048°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	117.49°

🪷 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 (24.2048°), declination -4.46°, EoT -11.28 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: 2025-03-09 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)