पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · February 6, 2026 CE

🪷 आज: मकर सङ्क्रान्ति — Makara Saṅkrānti (Uttarāyaṇa)
Sun enters Capricorn; Uttarāyaṇa (north-going) begins. Bhīṣma's chosen mahaprasthāna time.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.9 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
सुहृन्मित्रार्युदासीनमध्यस्थद्वेष्यबन्धुषु।

साधुष्वपि च पापेषु समबुद्धिर्विशिष्यते।।6.9।।
"6.9 He looks impartially on all - lover, friend or foe; indifferent or hostile; alien or relative; virtuous or sinful." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.9's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī (20/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya293.03°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
चन्द्र Candra164.05°KanyāHasta P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala286.06°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
बुध Budha303.81°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati82.45°MithunaPunarvasu P1
शुक्र Śukra299.93°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
शनि Śani335.02°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:29 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:51 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:10 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:24 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:45 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 22 Mins 12 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 37 Mins 48 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:42 – 04:36
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:22 – 05:29
Abhijit Muhūrta11:43 – 12:37
Vijaya Muhūrta14:24 – 15:17
Godhūli Muhūrta18:39 – 19:03
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:51 – 19:25
Amṛta Kāla18:36 – 20:21
Niśīta Muhūrta23:43 – 00:37

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:30 – 12:10
Yamaganda15:31 – 17:11
Gulika Kāla07:09 – 08:50
Varjyam06:03 – 06:24
Dur Muhūrta 08:36 – 09:03

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (Auspicious)
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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:29 – 07:09 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:09 – 08:50 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:50 – 10:30 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:30 – 12:10 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:10 – 13:50 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:50 – 15:31 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:31 – 17:11 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:11 – 18:51 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:51 – 20:11 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:11 – 21:31 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:31 – 22:50 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:50 – 00:10 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:10 – 01:30 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:30 – 02:50 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:50 – 04:09 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:09 – 05:29 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872612.27
Julian Day2461077.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2176°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)231.54°
🪷 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 (24.2176°), declination -15.66°, EoT -14.30 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: 2026-02-06 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)