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

🪷 आज: मीन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mīna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Pisces; Mīna-māsa begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.26 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
मुक्तसङ्गोऽनहंवादी धृत्युत्साहसमन्वितः।सिद्ध्यसिद्ध्योर्निर्विकारः कर्ता सात्त्विक उच्यते।।18.26।।
"18.26 But when a man has no sentiment and no personal vanity, when he possesses courage and confidence, cares not whether he succeeds or fails, then his action arises from Purity." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.26's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2084 Raudra
Śaka Saṁvat: 1949 Plavaṅga
Bengali Saṁvat: 1434
Malayalam Era: 1203
Nanakshahi: 558
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya334.97°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
चन्द्र Candra123.11°SiṃhaMaghā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala117.29°KarkaAśleṣā P4
बुध Budha307.18°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati113.44°KarkaAśleṣā P3
शुक्र Śukra297.83°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
शनि Śani351.16°MīnaRevatī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:59 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:09 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:04 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:23 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:30 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 09 Mins 08 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 50 Mins 52 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:22 – 05:11
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:59 – 05:59
Abhijit Muhūrta11:40 – 12:28
Vijaya Muhūrta14:06 – 14:54
Godhūli Muhūrta17:57 – 18:21
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:09 – 18:39
Amṛta Kāla17:54 – 19:39
Niśīta Muhūrta23:40 – 00:28

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:02 – 10:33
Yamaganda13:35 – 15:06
Gulika Kāla05:59 – 07:31
Varjyam06:30 – 06:49
Dur Muhūrta 08:50 – 09:14

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:59 – 07:31 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:31 – 09:02 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:02 – 10:33 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:33 – 12:04 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:04 – 13:35 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:35 – 15:06 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:06 – 16:37 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:37 – 18:09 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:09 – 19:37 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:37 – 21:06 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:06 – 22:35 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:35 – 00:04 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:04 – 01:33 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:33 – 03:02 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:02 – 04:31 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:31 – 05:59 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873019.27
Julian Day2461484.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2332°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)150.05°
🪷 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 (24.2332°), declination -0.32°, EoT -8.15 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: 2027-03-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)