पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · April 7, 2025 CE

🪷 आज: मीन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mīna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Pisces; Mīna-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.15 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
शरीरवाङ्मनोभिर्यत्कर्म प्रारभते नरः।न्याय्यं वा विपरीतं वा पञ्चैते तस्य हेतवः।।18.15।।
"18.15 Whatever action a man performs, whether by muscular effort or by speech or by thought, and whether it be right or wrong, these five are the essential causes." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.15's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2082 Kālayukta
Śaka Saṁvat: 1947 Viśvāvasu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1432
Malayalam Era: 1201
Nanakshahi: 556
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Daśamī (10/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Puṣya Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya353.28°MīnaRevatī P2
चन्द्र Candra106.66°KarkaPuṣya P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala91.08°KarkaPunarvasu P4
बुध Budha332.38°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati52.69°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
शुक्र Śukra330.81°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani331.10°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:10 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:46 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:58 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:11 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:53 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 36 Mins 04 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 23 Mins 56 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:38 – 05:24
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:12 – 06:10
Abhijit Muhūrta11:35 – 12:22
Vijaya Muhūrta13:54 – 14:41
Godhūli Muhūrta17:34 – 17:58
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:46 – 18:15
Amṛta Kāla17:31 – 19:16
Niśīta Muhūrta23:35 – 00:22

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:37 – 09:04
Yamaganda10:31 – 11:58
Gulika Kāla13:25 – 14:52
Varjyam06:39 – 06:58
Dur Muhūrta 08:53 – 09:16

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Maitra (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (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 · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:10 – 07:37 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:37 – 09:04 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:04 – 10:31 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:31 – 11:58 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:58 – 13:25 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:25 – 14:52 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:52 – 16:19 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:19 – 17:46 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:46 – 19:19 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:19 – 20:52 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:52 – 22:25 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:25 – 23:58 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:58 – 01:31 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:31 – 03:04 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:04 – 04:37 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:37 – 06:10 (neutral)

Coordinates

Latitude: -29.8587°
Longitude: 31.0218°
Timezone: UTC+2

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872307.27
Julian Day2460772.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2059°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)110.62°
🪷 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 (24.2059°), declination 6.86°, EoT -2.49 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: 2025-04-07 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)