पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · April 18, 2027 CE

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BG 18.55 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

भक्त्या मामभिजानाति यावान्यश्चास्मि तत्त्वतः।ततो मां तत्त्वतो ज्ञात्वा विशते तदनन्तरम्।।18.55।।

"18.55 By such devotion, he sees Me, who I am and what I am; and thus realising the Truth, he enters My Kingdom." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.55's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2084 Raudra

Śaka Saṁvat: 1949 Plavaṅga

Bengali Saṁvat: 1434

Malayalam Era: 1203

Nanakshahi: 558

Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Uttara Phalgunī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)	Kaulava
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	3.56°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P2
चन्द्र Candra	147.02°	Siṃha	Uttara Phalgunī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	117.86°	Karka	Aśleṣā P4
बुध Budha	351.51°	Mīna	Revatī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	112.58°	Karka	Aśleṣā P2
शुक्र Śukra	332.86°	Mīna	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani	354.79°	Mīna	Revatī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:16 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:34 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:55 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	15:35 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)	03:24 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 18 Mins 06 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 41 Mins 54 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:46 – 05:31
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:20 – 06:16
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:33 – 12:18
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:48 – 14:34
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:22 – 17:46
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:34 – 18:03
Amṛta Kāla	17:19 – 19:04
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:33 – 00:18

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	16:10 – 17:34
Yamaganda	11:55 – 13:20
Gulika Kāla	14:45 – 16:10
Varjyam	06:45 – 07:03
Dur Muhūrta	08:55 – 09:17

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: West

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Maitra (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)

Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg	06:16 – 07:41 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	07:41 – 09:06 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	09:06 – 10:31 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:31 – 11:55 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	11:55 – 13:20 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:20 – 14:45 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	14:45 – 16:10 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	16:10 – 17:34 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	17:34 – 19:10 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	19:10 – 20:45 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	20:45 – 22:20 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:20 – 23:55 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	23:55 – 01:31 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:31 – 03:06 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	03:06 – 04:41 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	04:41 – 06:16 (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 Time

Kali Year	5129
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1873048.27
Julian Day	2461513.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2343°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	144.74°

🪷 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 (24.2343°), declination 10.69°, EoT 0.51 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: 2027-04-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)