पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · March 1, 2026 CE

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🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.

Also observed today

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 Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Āśleṣā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya316.24°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
चन्द्र Candra105.52°KarkaPuṣya P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala304.15°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
बुध Budha327.47°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati80.87°MithunaPunarvasu P1
शुक्र Śukra328.69°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
शनि Śani337.60°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:47 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:31 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:09 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:46 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:26 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 43 Mins 08 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 16 Mins 52 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:06 – 04:57
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:44 – 05:47
Abhijit Muhūrta11:44 – 12:34
Vijaya Muhūrta14:16 – 15:07
Godhūli Muhūrta18:19 – 18:43
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:31 – 19:02
Amṛta Kāla18:16 – 20:01
Niśīta Muhūrta23:44 – 00:34

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:55 – 18:31
Yamaganda12:09 – 13:44
Gulika Kāla15:20 – 16:55
Varjyam06:19 – 06:40
Dur Muhūrta 08:45 – 09:11

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (Inauspicious)
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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg05:47 – 07:23 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:23 – 08:58 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:58 – 10:34 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:34 – 12:09 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:09 – 13:44 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:44 – 15:20 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:20 – 16:55 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:55 – 18:31 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:31 – 19:55 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:55 – 21:20 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:20 – 22:44 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:44 – 00:09 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:09 – 01:34 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:34 – 02:58 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:58 – 04:23 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:23 – 05:47 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Sūrya Walk (सूर्य यात्रा)
6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872635.27
Julian Day2461100.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2185°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)150.51°
🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Engine: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate
Method: Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equation
Tier-2 city localization: spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanamsa (24.2185°), declination -7.64°, EoT -13.04 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: 2026-03-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)