पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · February 22, 2026 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.25 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
शनैः शनैरुपरमेद् बुद्ध्या धृतिगृहीतया।

आत्मसंस्थं मनः कृत्वा न किञ्चिदपि चिन्तयेत्।।6.25।।
"6.25 Little by little, by the help of his reason controlled by fortitude, let him attain peace; and, fixing his mind on the Self, let him not think of any other thing." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.25's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2083 Siddhārthī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1948 Parābhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1433
Malayalam Era: 1202
Nanakshahi: 557
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pañcamī (5/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Aśvinī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya309.20°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
चन्द्र Candra6.58°MeṣaAśvinī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala298.64°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
बुध Budha326.57°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati81.19°MithunaPunarvasu P1
शुक्र Śukra319.96°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
शनि Śani336.78°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:42 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:38 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:10 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:24 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:35 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 55 Mins 32 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 04 Mins 28 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:59 – 04:51
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:38 – 05:42
Abhijit Muhūrta11:44 – 12:36
Vijaya Muhūrta14:19 – 15:11
Godhūli Muhūrta18:26 – 18:50
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:38 – 19:10
Amṛta Kāla18:23 – 20:08
Niśīta Muhūrta23:44 – 00:36

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla17:01 – 18:38
Yamaganda12:10 – 13:47
Gulika Kāla15:24 – 17:01
Varjyam06:15 – 06:35
Dur Muhūrta 08:43 – 09:09

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg05:42 – 07:19 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:19 – 08:56 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:56 – 10:33 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:33 – 12:10 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:10 – 13:47 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:47 – 15:24 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:24 – 17:01 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg17:01 – 18:38 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:38 – 20:01 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga20:01 – 21:24 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:24 – 22:47 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:47 – 00:10 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:10 – 01:33 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:33 – 02:56 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:56 – 04:19 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:19 – 05:42 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

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 Pañcamī + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:
-3101-02-18Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872628.27
Julian Day2461093.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2182°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)57.02°
🪷 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 (24.2182°), declination -10.25°, EoT -14.08 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: 2026-02-22 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)