पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · April 29, 2027 CE

Also observed today

वैशाखी · Baisakhi (Vaiśākhī)Regional

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 18.66 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga🪷 Carama-Śloka · The Supreme Verse

सर्वधर्मान्परित्यज्य मामेकं शरणं व्रज।अहं त्वा सर्वपापेभ्यो मोक्षयिष्यामि मा शुचः।।18.66।।

"18.66 Give up then thy earthly duties, surrender thyself to Me only. Do not be anxious; I will absolve thee from all thy sin." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.66'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 Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Śravaṇa Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)	Kaulava
वार (Vāra)	Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	14.29°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P1
चन्द्र Candra	286.47°	Makara	Śravaṇa P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	120.36°	Siṃha	Maghā P1
बुध Budha	13.94°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	112.93°	Karka	Aśleṣā P2
शुक्र Śukra	346.19°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani	356.15°	Mīna	Revatī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:23 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:24 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:53 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	23:17 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)	12:47 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 00 Mins 29 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 59 Mins 31 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:55 – 05:39
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:28 – 06:23
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:31 – 12:15
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:43 – 14:27
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:12 – 17:36
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:24 – 17:51
Amṛta Kāla	17:09 – 18:54
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:31 – 00:15

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	13:16 – 14:38
Yamaganda	06:23 – 07:46
Gulika Kāla	09:08 – 10:31
Varjyam	06:51 – 07:08
Dur Muhūrta	08:57 – 09:19

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (Inauspicious)

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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha	06:23 – 07:46 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga	07:46 – 09:08 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg	09:08 – 10:31 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala	10:31 – 11:53 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha	11:53 – 13:16 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta	13:16 – 14:38 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla	14:38 – 16:01 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha	16:01 – 17:24 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta	17:24 – 19:01 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla	19:01 – 20:38 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha	20:38 – 22:16 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga	22:16 – 23:53 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg	23:53 – 01:31 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala	01:31 – 03:08 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha	03:08 – 04:46 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta	04:46 – 06:23 (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 Aṣṭamī + Śravaṇa alignment also occurred on:

-3226-07-09 — Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5129
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1873059.27
Julian Day	2461524.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2347°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	273.27°

🪷 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 (24.2347°), declination 14.34°, EoT 2.64 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: 2027-04-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)