पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · May 31, 2026 CE

Also observed today

वृषभ सङ्क्रान्ति · Vṛṣabha SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 9.18 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga

गतिर्भर्ता प्रभुः साक्षी निवासः शरणं सुहृत्।

प्रभवः प्रलयः स्थानं निधानं बीजमव्ययम्।।9.18।।

"9.18 I am the Goal, the Sustainer, the Lord, the Witness, the Home, the Shelter, the Lover and the Origin; I am Life and Death; I am the Fountain and the Seed Imperishable." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 9.18'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 Pūrṇimā (15/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Anurādhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	45.41°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P2
चन्द्र Candra	221.94°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	14.44°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P1
बुध Budha	62.94°	Mithuna	Mr̥gaśirā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	89.48°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P3
शुक्र Śukra	79.68°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P4
शनि Śani	348.01°	Mīna	Revatī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:43 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:04 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:53 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	16:45 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)	06:34 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 21 Mins 48 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 38 Mins 12 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:20 – 06:01
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:51 – 06:43
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:33 – 12:14
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:37 – 14:18
Godhūli Muhūrta	16:52 – 17:16
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:04 – 17:30
Amṛta Kāla	16:49 – 18:34
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:33 – 00:14

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	15:47 – 17:04
Yamaganda	11:53 – 13:11
Gulika Kāla	14:29 – 15:47
Varjyam	07:08 – 07:25
Dur Muhūrta	09:08 – 09:28

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: North-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (Inauspicious)

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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg	06:43 – 08:00 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	08:00 – 09:18 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	09:18 – 10:36 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:36 – 11:53 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	11:53 – 13:11 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:11 – 14:29 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	14:29 – 15:47 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	15:47 – 17:04 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	17:04 – 18:47 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	18:47 – 20:29 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	20:29 – 22:11 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:11 – 23:53 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	23:53 – 01:36 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:36 – 03:18 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	03:18 – 05:00 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	05:00 – 06:43 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: -29.8587°

Longitude: 31.0218°

Timezone: UTC+2

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Sūrya Walk (सूर्य यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Pūrṇimā + Anurādhā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-04 — Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

-0562-04-11 — Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1872726.27
Julian Day	2461191.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2220°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	177.46°

🪷 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 (24.2220°), declination 21.89°, EoT 2.50 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: 2026-05-31 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)