पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · May 6, 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 18.73 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाचनष्टो मोहः स्मृतिर्लब्धा त्वत्प्रसादान्मयाच्युत।स्थितोऽस्मि गतसन्देहः करिष्ये वचनं तव।।18.73।।
"18.73 Arjuna replied: My Lord! O Immutable One! My delusion has fled. By Thy Grace, O Changeless One, the light has dawned. My doubts are gone, and I stand before Thee ready to do Thy will."" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.73'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 Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Catuṣpāda
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya21.08°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
चन्द्र Candra15.74°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala122.43°SiṃhaMaghā P1
बुध Budha29.02°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati113.34°KarkaAśleṣā P3
शुक्र Śukra354.68°MīnaRevatī P3
शनि Śani356.99°MīnaRevatī 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)11:52 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:03 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:59 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 50 Mins 10 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 09 Mins 50 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:01 – 05:44
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:33 – 06:27
Abhijit Muhūrta11:31 – 12:14
Vijaya Muhūrta13:41 – 14:24
Godhūli Muhūrta17:06 – 17:30
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:18 – 17:45
Amṛta Kāla17:03 – 18:48
Niśīta Muhūrta23:31 – 00:14

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:14 – 14:35
Yamaganda06:27 – 07:49
Gulika Kāla09:10 – 10:31
Varjyam06:54 – 07:12
Dur Muhūrta 08:59 – 09:21

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:27 – 07:49 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:49 – 09:10 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:10 – 10:31 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:31 – 11:52 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:52 – 13:14 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:14 – 14:35 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:35 – 15:56 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha15:56 – 17:18 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:18 – 18:56 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla18:56 – 20:35 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:35 – 22:14 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:14 – 23:52 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:52 – 01:31 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:31 – 03:10 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:10 – 04:49 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:49 – 06:27 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā + Bharaṇī alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5129
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873066.27
Julian Day2461531.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2350°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)353.47°
🪷 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 (24.2350°), declination 16.43°, EoT 3.44 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: 2027-05-06 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)