पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · May 5, 2027 CE

Also observed today

वैशाखी · Baisakhi (Vaiśākhī)Regional
मासिक शिवरात्रि · Māsika ŚivarātriShaiva

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 18.72 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

कच्चिदेतच्छ्रुतं पार्थ त्वयैकाग्रेण चेतसा।कच्चिदज्ञानसंमोहः प्रनष्टस्ते धनञ्जय।।18.72।।

"18.72 O Arjuna! Hast thou listened attentively to My words? Has thy ignorance and thy delusion gone?" — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.72'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 Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Aśvinī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	20.11°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P3
चन्द्र Candra	1.96°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	122.12°	Siṃha	Maghā P1
बुध Budha	26.89°	Meṣa	Kṛttikā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	113.27°	Karka	Aśleṣā P2
शुक्र Śukra	353.47°	Mīna	Revatī P3
शनि Śani	356.87°	Mīna	Revatī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:27 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:18 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:53 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	05:01 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)	16:19 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 51 Mins 35 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 08 Mins 25 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:00 – 05:43
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:32 – 06:27
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:31 – 12:14
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:41 – 14:25
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:06 – 17:30
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:18 – 17:46
Amṛta Kāla	17:03 – 18:48
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:31 – 00:14

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	11:53 – 13:14
Yamaganda	07:48 – 09:10
Gulika Kāla	10:31 – 11:53
Varjyam	06:54 – 07:11
Dur Muhūrta	08:59 – 09:21

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: South-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha	06:27 – 07:48 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta	07:48 – 09:10 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla	09:10 – 10:31 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha	10:31 – 11:53 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga	11:53 – 13:14 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg	13:14 – 14:35 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala	14:35 – 15:57 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha	15:57 – 17:18 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg	17:18 – 18:57 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala	18:57 – 20:35 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha	20:35 – 22:14 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta	22:14 – 23:53 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla	23:53 – 01:31 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha	01:31 – 03:10 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga	03:10 – 04:48 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg	04:48 – 06:27 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: -29.8587°

Longitude: 31.0218°

Timezone: UTC+2

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Budha Walk (बुध यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:

-3101-02-18 — Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5129
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1873065.27
Julian Day	2461530.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2349°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	341.02°

🪷 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 (24.2349°), declination 16.14°, EoT 3.35 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: 2027-05-05 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)