पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · February 7, 2027 CE

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BG 17.13 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga

विधिहीनमसृष्टान्नं मन्त्रहीनमदक्षिणम्।श्रद्धाविरहितं यज्ञं तामसं परिचक्षते।।17.13।।

"17.13 Sacrifice that is contrary to scriptural command, that is unaccompanied by prayers or gifts of food or money, and is without faith - that is the product of Ignorance." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 17.13's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla 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)	Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)	Kiṃstughna
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	293.79°	Makara	Dhaniṣṭhā P1
चन्द्र Candra	297.93°	Makara	Dhaniṣṭhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	130.89°	Siṃha	Maghā P4
बुध Budha	310.77°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	118.11°	Karka	Aśleṣā P4
शुक्र Śukra	249.29°	Dhanu	Mūla P3
शनि Śani	346.64°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:30 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:51 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:10 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	05:51 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)	19:03 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 21 Mins 01 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 38 Mins 59 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:43 – 04:36
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:23 – 05:30
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:44 – 12:37
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:24 – 15:17
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:39 – 19:03
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:51 – 19:24
Amṛta Kāla	18:36 – 20:21
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:44 – 00:37

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	17:11 – 18:51
Yamaganda	12:10 – 13:50
Gulika Kāla	15:31 – 17:11
Varjyam	06:03 – 06:25
Dur Muhūrta	08:37 – 09:03

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (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):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg	05:30 – 07:10 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	07:10 – 08:50 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	08:50 – 10:30 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:30 – 12:10 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	12:10 – 13:50 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:50 – 15:31 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	15:31 – 17:11 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	17:11 – 18:51 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	18:51 – 20:11 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	20:11 – 21:31 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	21:31 – 22:50 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:50 – 00:10 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	00:10 – 01:30 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:30 – 02:50 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	02:50 – 04:10 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	04:10 – 05:30 (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 Time

Kali Year	5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1872978.27
Julian Day	2461443.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2316°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	4.76°

🪷 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 (24.2316°), declination -15.43°, EoT -14.38 min · verified ±1 min vs Drikpanchang
Lineage: Bhṛgu → Vyāsa → Āryabhaṭa → Brahmagupta → Bhāskara II → Mādhava → Parameśvara → Nīlakaṇṭha → Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate
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Computed for: 2027-02-07 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)