पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · January 25, 2027 CE

🪷 आज: मकर सङ्क्रान्ति — Makara Saṅkrānti (Uttarāyaṇa)
Sun enters Capricorn; Uttarāyaṇa (north-going) begins. Bhīṣma's chosen mahaprasthāna time.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 16.24 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga
तस्माच्छास्त्रं प्रमाणं ते कार्याकार्यव्यवस्थितौ।ज्ञात्वा शास्त्रविधानोक्तं कर्म कर्तुमिहार्हसि।।16.24।।
"16.24 Therefore whenever there is doubt whether thou shouldst do a thing or not, let the scriptures guide thy conduct. In the light of the scriptures shouldst thou labour the whole of thy life."" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 16.24's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2084 Raudra
Śaka Saṁvat: 1949 Plavaṅga
Bengali Saṁvat: 1434
Malayalam Era: 1203
Nanakshahi: 558
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā (18/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya280.59°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
चन्द्र Candra135.68°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala134.40°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha295.14°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati119.76°KarkaAśleṣā P4
शुक्र Śukra234.49°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
शनि Śani345.54°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:18 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:58 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:08 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:44 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:13 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 39 Mins 49 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 20 Mins 11 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:29 – 04:24
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:10 – 05:18
Abhijit Muhūrta11:41 – 12:36
Vijaya Muhūrta14:25 – 15:20
Godhūli Muhūrta18:46 – 19:10
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:58 – 19:32
Amṛta Kāla18:43 – 20:28
Niśīta Muhūrta23:41 – 00:36

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:01 – 08:43
Yamaganda10:26 – 12:08
Gulika Kāla13:51 – 15:33
Varjyam05:52 – 06:14
Dur Muhūrta 08:30 – 08:57

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
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 Amṛta05:18 – 07:01 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:01 – 08:43 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:43 – 10:26 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:26 – 12:08 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:08 – 13:51 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:51 – 15:33 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:33 – 17:16 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta17:16 – 18:58 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:58 – 20:16 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha20:16 – 21:33 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:33 – 22:51 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:51 – 00:08 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:08 – 01:26 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:26 – 02:43 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:43 – 04:01 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:01 – 05:18 (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 Time

Kali Year5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872965.27
Julian Day2461430.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2311°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)213.62°
🪷 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 (24.2311°), declination -19.06°, EoT -12.31 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: 2027-01-25 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)