पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · May 3, 2025 CE

Also observed today

वैशाखी · Baisakhi (Vaiśākhī)Regional

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 18.41 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

ब्राह्मणक्षत्रियविशां शूद्राणां च परंतप।कर्माणि प्रविभक्तानि स्वभावप्रभवैर्गुणैः।।18.41।।

"18.41 O Arjuna! The duties of spiritual teachers, the soldiers, the traders and the servants have all been fixed according to the dominant Quality in their nature." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.41's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2082 Kālayukta

Śaka Saṁvat: 1947 Viśvāvasu

Bengali Saṁvat: 1432

Malayalam Era: 1201

Nanakshahi: 556

Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Punarvasu Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)	Taitila
वार (Vāra)	Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	18.67°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P2
चन्द्र Candra	89.94°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	101.93°	Karka	Puṣya P3
बुध Budha	353.67°	Mīna	Revatī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	57.51°	Vṛṣabha	Mr̥gaśirā P2
शुक्र Śukra	336.80°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P2
शनि Śani	333.94°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:26 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:20 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:53 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	11:27 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)	21:49 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 53 Mins 47 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 06 Mins 13 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:59 – 05:42
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:31 – 06:26
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:31 – 12:15
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:42 – 14:25
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:08 – 17:32
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:20 – 17:47
Amṛta Kāla	17:05 – 18:50
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:31 – 00:15

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	09:09 – 10:31
Yamaganda	13:14 – 14:36
Gulika Kāla	06:26 – 07:48
Varjyam	06:53 – 07:11
Dur Muhūrta	08:58 – 09:20

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: South

Rāhu Vāsa: East

Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)

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 Kāla	06:26 – 07:48 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha	07:48 – 09:09 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga	09:09 – 10:31 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg	10:31 – 11:53 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala	11:53 – 13:14 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha	13:14 – 14:36 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta	14:36 – 15:58 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla	15:58 – 17:20 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha	17:20 – 18:58 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta	18:58 – 20:36 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla	20:36 – 22:14 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha	22:14 – 23:53 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga	23:53 – 01:31 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg	01:31 – 03:09 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala	03:09 – 04:48 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha	04:48 – 06:26 (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 Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī + Punarvasu alignment also occurred on:

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1872333.27
Julian Day	2460798.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2069°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	68.33°

🪷 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 (24.2069°), declination 15.70°, EoT 3.15 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: 2025-05-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)