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

🪷 आज: मेष सङ्क्रान्ति — Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)
Sun enters Aries; solar new year. Regional: Vaiśākhī (Punjab) · Vishu (Kerala) · Pohelā Boishākh (Bengal) · Bihu (Assam) · Tamil Puthāṇḍu.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.70 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
अध्येष्यते च य इमं धर्म्यं संवादमावयोः।ज्ञानयज्ञेन तेनाहमिष्टः स्यामिति मे मतिः।।18.70।।
"18.70 He who will study this spiritual discourse of ours, I assure thee, he shall thereby worship Me at the altar of Wisdom." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.70'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 Dvādaśī (27/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya18.17°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
चन्द्र Candra335.43°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala121.50°SiṃhaMaghā P1
बुध Budha22.59°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati113.15°KarkaAśleṣā P2
शुक्र Śukra351.04°MīnaRevatī P2
शनि Śani356.63°MīnaRevatī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:26 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:20 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:53 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:59 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:05 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 54 Mins 30 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 05 Mins 30 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:58 – 05:42
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:31 – 06:26
Abhijit Muhūrta11:31 – 12:15
Vijaya Muhūrta13:42 – 14:25
Godhūli Muhūrta17:08 – 17:32
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:20 – 17:47
Amṛta Kāla17:05 – 18:50
Niśīta Muhūrta23:31 – 00:15

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:47 – 09:09
Yamaganda10:31 – 11:53
Gulika Kāla13:15 – 14:36
Varjyam06:53 – 07:10
Dur Muhūrta 08:58 – 09:20

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:26 – 07:47 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:47 – 09:09 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:09 – 10:31 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:31 – 11:53 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:53 – 13:15 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:15 – 14:36 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:36 – 15:58 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta15:58 – 17:20 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:20 – 18:58 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha18:58 – 20:36 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:36 – 22:15 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:15 – 23:53 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:53 – 01:31 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:31 – 03:09 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:09 – 04:47 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:47 – 06:26 (neutral)

Coordinates

Latitude: -29.8587°
Longitude: 31.0218°
Timezone: UTC+2

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5129
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873063.27
Julian Day2461528.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2348°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)317.19°
🪷 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 (24.2348°), declination 15.56°, EoT 3.15 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: 2027-05-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)