पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · May 25, 2026 CE

🪷 आज: वृषभ सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛṣabha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Taurus.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 9.12 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
मोघाशा मोघकर्माणो मोघज्ञाना विचेतसः।

राक्षसीमासुरीं चैव प्रकृतिं मोहिनीं श्रिताः।।9.12।।
"9.12 Their hopes are vain, their actions worthless, their knowledge futile; they are without sense, deceitful, barbarous and godless." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.12'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 Navamī (9/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya39.65°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
चन्द्र Candra148.53°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala9.97°MeṣaAśvinī P3
बुध Budha51.53°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati88.38°MithunaPunarvasu P3
शुक्र Śukra72.57°MithunaĀrdrā P2
शनि Śani347.48°MīnaRevatī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:39 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:06 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:53 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:12 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:04 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 27 Mins 00 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 33 Mins 00 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:16 – 05:57
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:47 – 06:39
Abhijit Muhūrta11:32 – 12:14
Vijaya Muhūrta13:37 – 14:19
Godhūli Muhūrta16:54 – 17:18
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:06 – 17:32
Amṛta Kāla16:51 – 18:36
Niśīta Muhūrta23:32 – 00:14

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:58 – 09:16
Yamaganda10:34 – 11:53
Gulika Kāla13:11 – 14:29
Varjyam07:05 – 07:22
Dur Muhūrta 09:05 – 09:26

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
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 · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:39 – 07:58 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:58 – 09:16 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:16 – 10:34 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:34 – 11:53 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:53 – 13:11 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:11 – 14:29 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:29 – 15:48 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta15:48 – 17:06 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:06 – 18:48 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha18:48 – 20:29 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:29 – 22:11 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:11 – 23:53 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:53 – 01:34 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:34 – 03:16 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:16 – 04:58 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:58 – 06:39 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Navamī + Pūrva Phalgunī alignment also occurred on:
-1626101-04-03Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Śukla Navamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872720.27
Julian Day2461185.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2217°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)106.26°
🪷 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 (24.2217°), declination 20.92°, EoT 3.22 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: 2026-05-25 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)