पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · April 3, 2027 CE

🪷 आज: मीन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mīna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Pisces; Mīna-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.40 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
न तदस्ति पृथिव्यां वा दिवि देवेषु वा पुनः।सत्त्वं प्रकृतिजैर्मुक्तं यदेभिः स्यात्ित्रभिर्गुणैः।।18.40।।
"18.40 There is nothing anywhere on earth or in the higher worlds which is free from the three Qualities - for they are born of Nature." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.40'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 Dvādaśī (27/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya348.83°MīnaRevatī P1
चन्द्र Candra302.51°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala116.32°KarkaAśleṣā P3
बुध Budha325.84°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati112.70°KarkaAśleṣā P2
शुक्र Śukra314.71°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
शनि Śani352.90°MīnaRevatī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:08 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:52 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:00 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:22 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:27 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 43 Mins 57 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 16 Mins 03 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:34 – 05:21
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:09 – 06:08
Abhijit Muhūrta11:36 – 12:23
Vijaya Muhūrta13:57 – 14:44
Godhūli Muhūrta17:40 – 18:04
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:52 – 18:21
Amṛta Kāla17:37 – 19:22
Niśīta Muhūrta23:36 – 00:23

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:04 – 10:32
Yamaganda13:28 – 14:56
Gulika Kāla06:08 – 07:36
Varjyam06:37 – 06:56
Dur Muhūrta 08:52 – 09:15

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (Auspicious)
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 · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:08 – 07:36 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:36 – 09:04 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:04 – 10:32 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:32 – 12:00 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:00 – 13:28 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:28 – 14:56 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:56 – 16:24 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:24 – 17:52 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:52 – 19:24 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:24 – 20:56 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:56 – 22:28 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:28 – 00:00 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:00 – 01:32 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:32 – 03:04 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:04 – 04:36 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:36 – 06:08 (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)1873033.27
Julian Day2461498.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2337°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)312.81°
🪷 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 (24.2337°), declination 5.16°, EoT -3.71 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: 2027-04-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)