पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · January 27, 2026 CE

Also observed today

पोङ्गल · Pongal / Thai PongalRegional

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 5.28 · Chapter 5 · कर्मसंन्यासयोग · Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga

यतेन्द्रियमनोबुद्धिर्मुनिर्मोक्षपरायणः।

विगतेच्छाभयक्रोधो यः सदा मुक्त एव सः।।5.28।।

"5.28 Governing sense, mind and intellect, intent on liberation, free from desire, fear and anger, the sage is forever free." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 5.28's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2083 Siddhārthī

Śaka Saṁvat: 1948 Parābhava

Bengali Saṁvat: 1433

Malayalam Era: 1202

Nanakshahi: 557

Solar Month: Makara (Tai)

Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Navamī (9/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Bharaṇī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)	Kaulava
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	282.88°	Makara	Śravaṇa P1
चन्द्र Candra	23.85°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	278.24°	Makara	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P4
बुध Budha	286.25°	Makara	Śravaṇa P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	83.57°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P2
शुक्र Śukra	287.39°	Makara	Śravaṇa P3
शनि Śani	334.04°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:20 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:57 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:09 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	13:31 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)	00:14 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 36 Mins 50 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 23 Mins 10 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:31 – 04:26
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:12 – 05:20
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:41 – 12:36
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:25 – 15:19
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:45 – 19:09
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:57 – 19:31
Amṛta Kāla	18:42 – 20:27
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:41 – 00:36

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	15:33 – 17:15
Yamaganda	08:44 – 10:27
Gulika Kāla	12:09 – 13:51
Varjyam	05:54 – 06:16
Dur Muhūrta	08:31 – 08:58

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga	05:20 – 07:02 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	07:02 – 08:44 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	08:44 – 10:27 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	10:27 – 12:09 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	12:09 – 13:51 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	13:51 – 15:33 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	15:33 – 17:15 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	17:15 – 18:57 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	18:57 – 20:15 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	20:15 – 21:33 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	21:33 – 22:51 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	22:51 – 00:09 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	00:09 – 01:27 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	01:27 – 02:44 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	02:44 – 04:02 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	04:02 – 05:20 (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 Navamī + Bharaṇī alignment also occurred on:

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1872602.27
Julian Day	2461067.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2172°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	103.00°

🪷 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 (24.2172°), declination -18.50°, EoT -12.76 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: 2026-01-27 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)