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

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.37 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाच

अयतिः श्रद्धयोपेतो योगाच्चलितमानसः।

अप्राप्य योगसंसिद्धिं कां गतिं कृष्ण गच्छति।।6.37।।
"6.37 Arjuna asked: He who fails to control himself, whose mind falls from spiritual contemplation, who attains not perfection but retains his faith, what of him, my Lord?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.37's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā (18/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya321.25°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
चन्द्र Candra171.77°KanyāHasta P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala308.09°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
बुध Budha323.81°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati80.75°MithunaPunarvasu P1
शुक्र Śukra334.92°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
शनि Śani338.20°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:51 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:25 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:08 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)19:53 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:27 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 34 Mins 08 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 25 Mins 52 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:10 – 05:01
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:48 – 05:51
Abhijit Muhūrta11:43 – 12:33
Vijaya Muhūrta14:14 – 15:04
Godhūli Muhūrta18:13 – 18:37
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:25 – 18:56
Amṛta Kāla18:10 – 19:55
Niśīta Muhūrta23:43 – 00:33

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:34 – 12:08
Yamaganda15:16 – 16:51
Gulika Kāla07:25 – 08:59
Varjyam06:22 – 06:42
Dur Muhūrta 08:47 – 09:12

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:51 – 07:25 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:25 – 08:59 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:59 – 10:34 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:34 – 12:08 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:08 – 13:42 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:42 – 15:16 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:16 – 16:51 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:51 – 18:25 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:25 – 19:51 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:51 – 21:16 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:16 – 22:42 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:42 – 00:08 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:08 – 01:34 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:34 – 02:59 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:59 – 04:25 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:25 – 05:51 (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)1872640.27
Julian Day2461105.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2187°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)212.57°
🪷 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 (24.2187°), declination -5.73°, EoT -12.00 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: 2026-03-06 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)