पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · February 28, 2027 CE

Also observed today

कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति · Kumbha SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 18.6 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

एतान्यपि तु कर्माणि सङ्गं त्यक्त्वा फलानि च।कर्तव्यानीति मे पार्थ निश्िचतं मतमुत्तमम्।।18.6।।

"18.6 But they should be done with detachment and without thought of recompense. This is my final judgment." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.6's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa 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)	Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Anurādhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)	Bālava
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	314.98°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P3
चन्द्र Candra	223.12°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	122.85°	Siṃha	Maghā P1
बुध Budha	297.01°	Makara	Dhaniṣṭhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	115.41°	Karka	Aśleṣā P3
शुक्र Śukra	273.91°	Makara	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P3
शनि Śani	348.80°	Mīna	Revatī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:46 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:32 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:09 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	23:06 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)	12:57 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 45 Mins 21 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 14 Mins 39 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:04 – 04:55
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:43 – 05:46
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:44 – 12:35
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:17 – 15:08
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:20 – 18:44
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:32 – 19:04
Amṛta Kāla	18:17 – 20:02
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:44 – 00:35

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	16:56 – 18:32
Yamaganda	12:09 – 13:45
Gulika Kāla	15:20 – 16:56
Varjyam	06:18 – 06:39
Dur Muhūrta	08:45 – 09:11

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: North-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (Inauspicious)

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 · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg	05:46 – 07:22 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	07:22 – 08:58 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	08:58 – 10:33 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:33 – 12:09 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	12:09 – 13:45 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:45 – 15:20 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	15:20 – 16:56 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	16:56 – 18:32 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	18:32 – 19:56 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	19:56 – 21:20 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	21:20 – 22:45 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:45 – 00:09 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	00:09 – 01:33 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:33 – 02:58 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	02:58 – 04:22 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	04:22 – 05:46 (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 Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Anurādhā alignment also occurred on:

-3226-07-09 — Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1872999.27
Julian Day	2461464.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2324°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	266.23°

🪷 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 (24.2324°), declination -8.12°, EoT -13.22 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: 2027-02-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)