पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · April 3, 2026 CE

🪷 आज: मीन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mīna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Pisces; Mīna-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 7.18 · Chapter 7 · ज्ञानविज्ञानयोग · Jñāna-Vijñāna-Yoga
उदाराः सर्व एवैते ज्ञानी त्वात्मैव मे मतम्।

आस्थितः स हि युक्तात्मा मामेवानुत्तमां गतिम्।।7.18।।
"7.18 Noble-minded are they all, but the wise man I hold as my own Self; for he, remaining always at peace with Me, makes me his final goal." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 7.18's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2083 Siddhārthī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1948 Parābhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1433
Malayalam Era: 1202
Nanakshahi: 557
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā (17/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya349.08°MīnaRevatī P1
चन्द्र Candra180.04°TulāCitrā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala330.08°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
बुध Budha320.98°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati81.53°MithunaPunarvasu P1
शुक्र Śukra9.59°MeṣaAśvinī P3
शनि Śani341.67°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:08 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:51 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:00 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)18:19 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)07:08 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 43 Mins 32 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 16 Mins 28 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:34 – 05:21
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:09 – 06:08
Abhijit Muhūrta11:36 – 12:23
Vijaya Muhūrta13:57 – 14:44
Godhūli Muhūrta17:39 – 18:03
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:51 – 18:21
Amṛta Kāla17:36 – 19:21
Niśīta Muhūrta23:36 – 00:23

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:32 – 12:00
Yamaganda14:56 – 16:23
Gulika Kāla07:36 – 09:04
Varjyam06:37 – 06:56
Dur Muhūrta 08:52 – 09:15

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (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):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:08 – 07:36 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:36 – 09:04 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:04 – 10:32 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:32 – 12:00 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:00 – 13:28 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:28 – 14:56 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:56 – 16:23 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:23 – 17:51 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:51 – 19:23 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:23 – 20:56 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:56 – 22:28 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:28 – 00:00 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:00 – 01:32 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:32 – 03:04 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:04 – 04:36 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:36 – 06:08 (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)1872668.27
Julian Day2461133.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2197°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)193.21°
🪷 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 (24.2197°), declination 5.25°, EoT -3.71 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: 2026-04-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)