पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · January 11, 2027 CE

Also observed today

धनु सङ्क्रान्ति · Dhanu SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu
विनायक चतुर्थी · Vināyaka Caturthī (monthly)Pan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 16.10 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga

काममाश्रित्य दुष्पूरं दम्भमानमदान्विताः।मोहाद्गृहीत्वासद्ग्राहान्प्रवर्तन्तेऽशुचिव्रताः।।16.10।।

"16.10 Giving themselves up to insatiable passions, hypocritical, self-sufficient and arrogant, cherishing false conception founded on delusion, they work only to carry out their own unholy purposes." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 16.10's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2084 Raudra

Śaka Saṁvat: 1949 Plavaṅga

Bengali Saṁvat: 1434

Malayalam Era: 1203

Nanakshahi: 558

Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)

Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)	Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)	Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	266.33°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
चन्द्र Candra	300.96°	Kumbha	Dhaniṣṭhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	135.79°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha	271.75°	Makara	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	121.23°	Siṃha	Maghā P1
शुक्र Śukra	219.19°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P2
शनि Śani	344.63°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:06 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	19:01 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:04 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	07:49 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)	20:56 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 55 Mins 04 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 04 Mins 56 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:15 – 04:11
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	03:57 – 05:06
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:36 – 12:32
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:23 – 15:19
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:49 – 19:13
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	19:01 – 19:36
Amṛta Kāla	18:46 – 20:31
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:36 – 00:32

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	06:51 – 08:35
Yamaganda	10:19 – 12:04
Gulika Kāla	13:48 – 15:33
Varjyam	05:41 – 06:03
Dur Muhūrta	08:21 – 08:49

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: South

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

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

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta	05:06 – 06:51 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla	06:51 – 08:35 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha	08:35 – 10:19 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga	10:19 – 12:04 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg	12:04 – 13:48 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala	13:48 – 15:33 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha	15:33 – 17:17 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta	17:17 – 19:01 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala	19:01 – 20:17 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha	20:17 – 21:33 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta	21:33 – 22:48 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla	22:48 – 00:04 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha	00:04 – 01:19 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga	01:19 – 02:35 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg	02:35 – 03:51 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala	03:51 – 05:06 (neutral)

Coordinates

Latitude: -29.8587°

Longitude: 31.0218°

Timezone: UTC+2

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Candra Walk (चन्द्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1872951.27
Julian Day	2461416.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2306°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	37.65°

🪷 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 (24.2306°), declination -21.86°, EoT -7.89 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: 2027-01-11 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)