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

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 18.34 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

यया तु धर्मकामार्थान् धृत्या धारयतेऽर्जुन।प्रसङ्गेन फलाकाङ्क्षी धृतिः सा पार्थ राजसी।।18.34।।

"18.34 The conviction which always holds fast to rituals, to self-interest and wealth, for the sake of what they may bring forth - that comes from Passion." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.34's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Kṛṣṇa 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)	Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Jyeṣṭhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)	Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	342.90°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P3
चन्द्र Candra	231.02°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	116.43°	Karka	Aśleṣā P3
बुध Budha	317.16°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	112.95°	Karka	Aśleṣā P2
शुक्र Śukra	307.46°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P1
शनि Śani	352.15°	Mīna	Revatī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:04 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:59 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:02 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	21:36 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)	11:32 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 54 Mins 40 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 05 Mins 20 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:29 – 05:17
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:05 – 06:04
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:38 – 12:25
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:01 – 14:48
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:47 – 18:11
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:59 – 18:29
Amṛta Kāla	17:44 – 19:29
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:38 – 00:25

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	16:30 – 17:59
Yamaganda	12:02 – 13:31
Gulika Kāla	15:00 – 16:30
Varjyam	06:34 – 06:53
Dur Muhūrta	08:51 – 09:15

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: North-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (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 · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg	06:04 – 07:34 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	07:34 – 09:03 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	09:03 – 10:32 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:32 – 12:02 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	12:02 – 13:31 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:31 – 15:00 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	15:00 – 16:30 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	16:30 – 17:59 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	17:59 – 19:30 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	19:30 – 21:00 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	21:00 – 22:31 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:31 – 00:02 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	00:02 – 01:32 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:32 – 03:03 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	03:03 – 04:34 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	04:34 – 06:04 (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 Ṣaṣṭhī + Jyeṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-20 — Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Jyeṣṭhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1873027.27
Julian Day	2461492.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2335°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	248.15°

🪷 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 (24.2335°), declination 2.83°, EoT -5.62 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: 2027-03-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)