पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · April 22, 2027 CE

Also observed today

वैशाखी · Baisakhi (Vaiśākhī)Regional

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 18.59 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

यदहङ्कारमाश्रित्य न योत्स्य इति मन्यसे।मिथ्यैष व्यवसायस्ते प्रकृतिस्त्वां नियोक्ष्यति।।18.59।।

"18.59 If thou in thy vanity thinkest of avoiding this fight, thy will shall not be fulfilled, for Nature herself will compel thee." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.59's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa 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)	Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā (17/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Viśākhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)	Taitila
वार (Vāra)	Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	7.47°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P3
चन्द्र Candra	201.02°	Tulā	Viśākhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	118.65°	Karka	Aśleṣā P4
बुध Budha	359.33°	Mīna	Revatī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	112.66°	Karka	Aśleṣā P2
शुक्र Śukra	337.70°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P2
शनि Śani	355.29°	Mīna	Revatī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:19 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:30 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:55 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	18:07 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)	07:30 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 11 Mins 32 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 48 Mins 28 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:49 – 05:34
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:23 – 06:19
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:32 – 12:17
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:46 – 14:31
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:18 – 17:42
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:30 – 17:58
Amṛta Kāla	17:15 – 19:00
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:32 – 00:17

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	13:18 – 14:42
Yamaganda	06:19 – 07:43
Gulika Kāla	09:07 – 10:31
Varjyam	06:47 – 07:05
Dur Muhūrta	08:55 – 09:18

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)

Candra Vāsa: North

Rāhu Vāsa: North-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Prajāpati (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha	06:19 – 07:43 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga	07:43 – 09:07 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg	09:07 – 10:31 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala	10:31 – 11:55 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha	11:55 – 13:18 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta	13:18 – 14:42 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla	14:42 – 16:06 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha	16:06 – 17:30 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta	17:30 – 19:06 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla	19:06 – 20:42 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha	20:42 – 22:18 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga	22:18 – 23:55 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg	23:55 – 01:31 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala	01:31 – 03:07 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha	03:07 – 04:43 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta	04:43 – 06:19 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: -29.8587°

Longitude: 31.0218°

Timezone: UTC+2

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Bṛhaspati Walk (गुरु यात्रा)

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:

-0562-04-11 — Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5129
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1873052.27
Julian Day	2461517.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2344°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	195.53°

🪷 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 (24.2344°), declination 12.06°, EoT 1.40 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: 2027-04-22 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)