पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · April 9, 2026 CE

🪷 आज: मीन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mīna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Pisces; Mīna-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 7.24 · Chapter 7 · ज्ञानविज्ञानयोग · Jñāna-Vijñāna-Yoga
अव्यक्तं व्यक्ितमापन्नं मन्यन्ते मामबुद्धयः।

परं भावमजानन्तो ममाव्ययमनुत्तमम्।।7.24।।
"7.24 The ignorant think of Me, who am the Unmanifested Spirit, as if I were really in human form. They do not understand that My Superior Nature is changeless and most excellent." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 7.24'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 Saptamī (22/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya354.99°MīnaRevatī P3
चन्द्र Candra252.20°DhanuMūla P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala334.77°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
बुध Budha327.44°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati82.00°MithunaPunarvasu P1
शुक्र Śukra16.96°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
शनि Śani342.41°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:11 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:44 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:58 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)22:06 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:07 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 33 Mins 00 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 27 Mins 00 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:39 – 05:25
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:14 – 06:11
Abhijit Muhūrta11:35 – 12:21
Vijaya Muhūrta13:53 – 14:40
Godhūli Muhūrta17:32 – 17:56
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:44 – 18:13
Amṛta Kāla17:29 – 19:14
Niśīta Muhūrta23:35 – 00:21

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:24 – 14:51
Yamaganda06:11 – 07:38
Gulika Kāla09:05 – 10:31
Varjyam06:40 – 06:59
Dur Muhūrta 08:53 – 09:16

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Śrīvatsa (Auspicious)
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):
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 Śubha06:11 – 07:38 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:38 – 09:05 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:05 – 10:31 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:31 – 11:58 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:58 – 13:24 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:24 – 14:51 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:51 – 16:18 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:18 – 17:44 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:44 – 19:18 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:18 – 20:51 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:51 – 22:24 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:24 – 23:58 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:58 – 01:31 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:31 – 03:05 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:05 – 04:38 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:38 – 06:11 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872674.27
Julian Day2461139.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2200°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)259.87°
🪷 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 (24.2200°), declination 7.52°, EoT -1.90 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: 2026-04-09 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)