पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · May 8, 2027 CE

Also observed today

वैशाखी · Baisakhi (Vaiśākhī)Regional

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 18.75 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

व्यासप्रसादाच्छ्रुतवानेतद्गुह्यमहं परम्।योगं योगेश्वरात्कृष्णात्साक्षात्कथयतः स्वयम्।।18.75।।

"18.75 Through the blessing of the sage Vyasa, I listened to this secret and noble science from the lips of its Master, the Lord Shri Krishna." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.75's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla 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)	Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Rohiṇī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)	Kaulava
वार (Vāra)	Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	23.02°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P3
चन्द्र Candra	44.07°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	123.08°	Siṃha	Maghā P1
बुध Budha	33.22°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	113.48°	Karka	Aśleṣā P3
शुक्र Śukra	357.11°	Mīna	Revatī P4
शनि Śani	357.23°	Mīna	Revatī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:29 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:16 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:52 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	08:06 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)	18:27 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 47 Mins 22 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 12 Mins 38 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:02 – 05:45
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:35 – 06:29
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:31 – 12:14
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:40 – 14:23
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:04 – 17:28
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:16 – 17:43
Amṛta Kāla	17:01 – 18:46
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:31 – 00:14

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	09:10 – 10:31
Yamaganda	13:13 – 14:34
Gulika Kāla	06:29 – 07:50
Varjyam	06:56 – 07:13
Dur Muhūrta	09:00 – 09:21

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: East

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

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla	06:29 – 07:50 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha	07:50 – 09:10 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga	09:10 – 10:31 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg	10:31 – 11:52 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala	11:52 – 13:13 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha	13:13 – 14:34 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta	14:34 – 15:55 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla	15:55 – 17:16 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha	17:16 – 18:55 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta	18:55 – 20:34 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla	20:34 – 22:13 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha	22:13 – 23:52 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga	23:52 – 01:31 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg	01:31 – 03:10 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala	03:10 – 04:50 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha	04:50 – 06:29 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: -29.8587°

Longitude: 31.0218°

Timezone: UTC+2

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śani Walk (शनि यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Dvitīyā + Rohiṇī alignment also occurred on:

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5129
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1873068.27
Julian Day	2461533.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2350°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	19.29°

🪷 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 16.98°, EoT 3.58 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: 2027-05-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)