पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · December 12, 2026 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 14.27 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
ब्रह्मणो हि प्रतिष्ठाऽहममृतस्याव्ययस्य च।शाश्वतस्य च धर्मस्य सुखस्यैकान्तिकस्य च।।14.27।।
"14.27 For I am the Home of the Spirit, the continual Source of immortality, of eternal Righteousness and of infinite Joy."" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 14.27's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2083 Siddhārthī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1948 Parābhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1433
Malayalam Era: 1202
Nanakshahi: 557
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya235.78°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
चन्द्र Candra268.41°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala131.03°SiṃhaMaghā P4
बुध Budha223.99°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati122.57°SiṃhaMaghā P1
शुक्र Śukra190.84°TulāSvātī P2
शनि Śani343.76°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:49 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:51 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:50 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:06 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:56 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 01 Mins 48 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 58 Mins 12 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:57 – 03:53
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:39 – 04:49
Abhijit Muhūrta11:22 – 12:18
Vijaya Muhūrta14:11 – 15:07
Godhūli Muhūrta18:39 – 19:03
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:51 – 19:26
Amṛta Kāla18:36 – 20:21
Niśīta Muhūrta23:22 – 00:18

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:20 – 10:05
Yamaganda13:36 – 15:21
Gulika Kāla04:49 – 06:35
Varjyam05:25 – 05:47
Dur Muhūrta 08:06 – 08:34

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla04:49 – 06:35 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha06:35 – 08:20 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:20 – 10:05 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:05 – 11:50 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:50 – 13:36 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:36 – 15:21 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:21 – 17:06 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:06 – 18:51 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:51 – 20:06 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:06 – 21:21 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:21 – 22:36 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:36 – 23:50 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:50 – 01:05 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:05 – 02:20 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:20 – 03:35 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha03:35 – 04:49 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872921.27
Julian Day2461386.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2294°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)35.81°
🪷 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 (24.2294°), declination -23.06°, EoT 5.54 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: 2026-12-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)