पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · March 13, 2026 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.44 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
पूर्वाभ्यासेन तेनैव ह्रियते ह्यवशोऽपि सः।

जिज्ञासुरपि योगस्य शब्दब्रह्मातिवर्तते।।6.44।।
"6.44 Unconsciously he will return to the practices of his old life; so that he who tries to realise spiritual consciousness is certainly superior to one who only talks of it." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.44'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 Daśamī (25/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya328.25°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
चन्द्र Candra256.19°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala313.60°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
बुध Budha317.12°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati80.71°MithunaPunarvasu P1
शुक्र Śukra343.62°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani339.06°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:55 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:17 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:06 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)00:18 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:17 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 21 Mins 26 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 38 Mins 34 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:17 – 05:06
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:54 – 05:55
Abhijit Muhūrta11:41 – 12:31
Vijaya Muhūrta14:10 – 14:59
Godhūli Muhūrta18:05 – 18:29
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:17 – 18:48
Amṛta Kāla18:02 – 19:47
Niśīta Muhūrta23:41 – 00:31

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:33 – 12:06
Yamaganda15:11 – 16:44
Gulika Kāla07:28 – 09:01
Varjyam06:26 – 06:46
Dur Muhūrta 08:48 – 09:13

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Maitra (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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:55 – 07:28 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:28 – 09:01 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:01 – 10:33 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:33 – 12:06 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:06 – 13:39 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:39 – 15:11 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:11 – 16:44 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:44 – 18:17 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:17 – 19:44 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:44 – 21:11 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:11 – 22:39 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:39 – 00:06 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:06 – 01:33 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:33 – 03:01 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:01 – 04:28 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:28 – 05:55 (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)1872647.27
Julian Day2461112.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2189°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)288.45°
🪷 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 (24.2189°), declination -2.99°, EoT -10.22 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: 2026-03-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)