पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · May 20, 2026 CE

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विनायक चतुर्थी · Vināyaka Caturthī (monthly)Pan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 9.7 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga

सर्वभूतानि कौन्तेय प्रकृतिं यान्ति मामिकाम्।

कल्पक्षये पुनस्तानि कल्पादौ विसृजाम्यहम्।।9.7।।

"9.7 All beings, O Arjuna, return at the close of every cosmic cycle into the realm of Nature, which is a part of Me, and at the beginning of the next I send them forth again." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 9.7's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2083 Siddhārthī

Śaka Saṁvat: 1948 Parābhava

Bengali Saṁvat: 1433

Malayalam Era: 1202

Nanakshahi: 557

Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Ārdrā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	34.84°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P3
चन्द्र Candra	80.22°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	6.21°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P2
बुध Budha	41.02°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	87.50°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P3
शुक्र Śukra	66.62°	Mithuna	Mr̥gaśirā P4
शनि Śani	347.01°	Mīna	Revatī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:36 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:08 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:52 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	09:46 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)	20:01 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 32 Mins 08 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 27 Mins 52 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:12 – 05:54
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:44 – 06:36
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:31 – 12:13
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:38 – 14:20
Godhūli Muhūrta	16:56 – 17:20
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:08 – 17:35
Amṛta Kāla	16:53 – 18:38
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:31 – 00:13

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	11:52 – 13:11
Yamaganda	07:55 – 09:14
Gulika Kāla	10:33 – 11:52
Varjyam	07:03 – 07:19
Dur Muhūrta	09:04 – 09:25

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South

Rāhu Vāsa: South-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)

Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha	06:36 – 07:55 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta	07:55 – 09:14 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla	09:14 – 10:33 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha	10:33 – 11:52 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga	11:52 – 13:11 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg	13:11 – 14:30 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala	14:30 – 15:49 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha	15:49 – 17:08 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg	17:08 – 18:49 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala	18:49 – 20:30 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha	20:30 – 22:11 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta	22:11 – 23:52 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla	23:52 – 01:33 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha	01:33 – 03:14 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga	03:14 – 04:55 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg	04:55 – 06:36 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: -29.8587°

Longitude: 31.0218°

Timezone: UTC+2

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Budha Walk (बुध यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1872715.27
Julian Day	2461180.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2215°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	42.47°

🪷 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 (24.2215°), declination 19.95°, EoT 3.60 min · verified ±1 min vs Drikpanchang
Lineage: Bhṛgu → Vyāsa → Āryabhaṭa → Brahmagupta → Bhāskara II → Mādhava → Parameśvara → Nīlakaṇṭha → Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate
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Computed for: 2026-05-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)