पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · February 19, 2027 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 17.25 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
तदित्यनभिसन्धाय फलं यज्ञतपःक्रियाः।

दानक्रियाश्च विविधाः क्रियन्ते मोक्षकाङ्क्षिभि:।।17.25।।
"17.25 Those who desire deliverance begin their acts of sacrifice, austerity or gift with the word Tat' (meaning That'), without thought of reward." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.25'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 Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Puṣya Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya305.92°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
चन्द्र Candra99.18°KarkaPuṣya P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala126.36°SiṃhaMaghā P2
बुध Budha304.83°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati116.53°KarkaAśleṣā P3
शुक्र Śukra263.28°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
शनि Śani347.82°MīnaRevatī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:40 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:41 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:10 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)17:07 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:40 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 01 Mins 10 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 58 Mins 50 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:56 – 04:48
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:35 – 05:40
Abhijit Muhūrta11:44 – 12:36
Vijaya Muhūrta14:20 – 15:13
Godhūli Muhūrta18:29 – 18:53
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:41 – 19:13
Amṛta Kāla18:26 – 20:11
Niśīta Muhūrta23:44 – 00:36

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:33 – 12:10
Yamaganda15:26 – 17:03
Gulika Kāla07:17 – 08:55
Varjyam06:12 – 06:33
Dur Muhūrta 08:42 – 09:08

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhātṛ (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:40 – 07:17 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:17 – 08:55 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:55 – 10:33 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:33 – 12:10 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:10 – 13:48 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:48 – 15:26 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:26 – 17:03 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:03 – 18:41 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:41 – 20:03 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:03 – 21:26 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:26 – 22:48 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:48 – 00:10 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:10 – 01:33 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:33 – 02:55 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:55 – 04:17 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:17 – 05:40 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872990.27
Julian Day2461455.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2320°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)155.17°
🪷 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 (24.2320°), declination -11.42°, EoT -14.37 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: 2027-02-19 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)