पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · February 14, 2027 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 17.20 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga

दातव्यमिति यद्दानं दीयतेऽनुपकारिणे।देशे काले च पात्रे च तद्दानं सात्त्विकं स्मृतम्।।17.20।।

"17.20 The gift which is given without thought of recompense, in the belief that it ought to be made, in a fit place, at an opportune time and to a deserving person - such a gift is Pure." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 17.20's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2084 Raudra

Śaka Saṁvat: 1949 Plavaṅga

Bengali Saṁvat: 1434

Malayalam Era: 1203

Nanakshahi: 558

Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Kṛttikā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	300.87°	Kumbha	Dhaniṣṭhā P3
चन्द्र Candra	27.12°	Meṣa	Kṛttikā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	128.33°	Siṃha	Maghā P3
बुध Budha	309.79°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	117.18°	Karka	Aśleṣā P4
शुक्र Śukra	257.42°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani	347.31°	Mīna	Revatī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:36 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:45 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:11 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	12:36 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)	23:15 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 09 Mins 39 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 50 Mins 21 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:50 – 04:43
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:30 – 05:36
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:44 – 12:37
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:22 – 15:15
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:33 – 18:57
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:45 – 19:18
Amṛta Kāla	18:30 – 20:15
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:44 – 00:37

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	17:07 – 18:45
Yamaganda	12:11 – 13:49
Gulika Kāla	15:28 – 17:07
Varjyam	06:09 – 06:30
Dur Muhūrta	08:40 – 09:06

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)

Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg	05:36 – 07:14 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	07:14 – 08:53 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	08:53 – 10:32 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:32 – 12:11 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	12:11 – 13:49 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:49 – 15:28 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	15:28 – 17:07 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	17:07 – 18:45 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	18:45 – 20:07 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	20:07 – 21:28 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	21:28 – 22:49 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:49 – 00:11 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	00:11 – 01:32 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:32 – 02:53 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	02:53 – 04:14 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	04:14 – 05:36 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-12-25 — Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī + Kṛttikā)

-3137-10-04 — Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1872985.27
Julian Day	2461450.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2319°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	89.24°

🪷 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 (24.2319°), declination -13.15°, EoT -14.59 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: 2027-02-14 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)