पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · January 27, 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 17.2 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
श्री भगवानुवाचत्रिविधा भवति श्रद्धा देहिनां सा स्वभावजा।सात्त्विकी राजसी चैव तामसी चेति तां श्रृणु।।17.2।।
"17.2 Lord Shri Krishna replied: Man has an inherent faith in one or another of the Qualities -Purity, Passion and Ignorance. Now listen." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.2'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 Pañcamī (20/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya282.62°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
चन्द्र Candra163.71°KanyāHasta P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala134.00°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha298.30°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati119.52°KarkaAśleṣā P4
शुक्र Śukra236.74°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
शनि Śani345.70°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:20 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:57 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:09 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)22:03 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:23 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 37 Mins 10 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 22 Mins 50 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:31 – 04:26
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:12 – 05:20
Abhijit Muhūrta11:41 – 12:36
Vijaya Muhūrta14:25 – 15:19
Godhūli Muhūrta18:45 – 19:09
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:57 – 19:31
Amṛta Kāla18:42 – 20:27
Niśīta Muhūrta23:41 – 00:36

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:09 – 13:51
Yamaganda07:02 – 08:44
Gulika Kāla10:27 – 12:09
Varjyam05:54 – 06:16
Dur Muhūrta 08:31 – 08:58

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (Inauspicious)
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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:20 – 07:02 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:02 – 08:44 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:44 – 10:27 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:27 – 12:09 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:09 – 13:51 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:51 – 15:33 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:33 – 17:15 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:15 – 18:57 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:57 – 20:15 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:15 – 21:33 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:33 – 22:51 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:51 – 00:09 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:09 – 01:27 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:27 – 02:44 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:44 – 04:02 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:02 – 05:20 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872967.27
Julian Day2461432.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2312°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)238.73°
🪷 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 (24.2312°), declination -18.56°, EoT -12.76 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: 2027-01-27 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)