पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · February 20, 2027 CE

Also observed today

लक्ष्मी जयन्ती · Lakṣmī JayantīVaishnava
कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति · Kumbha SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 17.26 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga

सद्भावे साधुभावे च सदित्येतत्प्रयुज्यते।प्रशस्ते कर्मणि तथा सच्छब्दः पार्थ युज्यते।।17.26।।

"17.26 Sat' means Reality or the highest Good, and also, O Arjuna, it is used to mean an action of exceptional merit." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 17.26'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 Pūrṇimā (15/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Āśleṣā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	306.93°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P1
चन्द्र Candra	114.08°	Karka	Aśleṣā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	125.97°	Siṃha	Maghā P2
बुध Budha	303.69°	Kumbha	Dhaniṣṭhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	116.40°	Karka	Aśleṣā P3
शुक्र Śukra	264.45°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
शनि Śani	347.93°	Mīna	Revatī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:40 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:40 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:10 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	17:52 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)	04:45 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 59 Mins 26 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 00 Mins 34 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:57 – 04:49
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:36 – 05:40
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:44 – 12:36
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:20 – 15:12
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:28 – 18:52
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:40 – 19:12
Amṛta Kāla	18:25 – 20:10
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:44 – 00:36

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	08:55 – 10:33
Yamaganda	13:48 – 15:25
Gulika Kāla	05:40 – 07:18
Varjyam	06:13 – 06:34
Dur Muhūrta	08:42 – 09:08

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: South-West

Rāhu Vāsa: East

Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (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 · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla	05:40 – 07:18 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha	07:18 – 08:55 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga	08:55 – 10:33 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg	10:33 – 12:10 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala	12:10 – 13:48 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha	13:48 – 15:25 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta	15:25 – 17:02 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla	17:02 – 18:40 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha	18:40 – 20:02 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta	20:02 – 21:25 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla	21:25 – 22:48 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha	22:48 – 00:10 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga	00:10 – 01:33 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg	01:33 – 02:55 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala	02:55 – 04:18 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha	04:18 – 05:40 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: -29.8587°

Longitude: 31.0218°

Timezone: UTC+2

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śani Walk (शनि यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Pūrṇimā + Āśleṣā alignment also occurred on:

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

-0562-04-11 — Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1872991.27
Julian Day	2461456.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2321°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	168.65°

🪷 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 (24.2321°), declination -11.06°, EoT -14.28 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: 2027-02-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)