पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · May 9, 2027 CE

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🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 18.76 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

राजन्संस्मृत्य संस्मृत्य संवादमिममद्भुतम्।केशवार्जुनयोः पुण्यं हृष्यामि च मुहुर्मुहुः।।18.76।।

"18.76 O King! The more I think of that marvellous and holy discourse, the more I lose myself in joy." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.76'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 Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)	Gara
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	23.98°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P4
चन्द्र Candra	58.50°	Vṛṣabha	Mr̥gaśirā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	123.42°	Siṃha	Maghā P2
बुध Budha	35.27°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	113.56°	Karka	Aśleṣā P3
शुक्र Śukra	358.32°	Mīna	Revatī P4
शनि Śani	357.35°	Mīna	Revatī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:29 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:15 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:52 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	09:04 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)	19:16 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 46 Mins 00 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 14 Mins 00 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:03 – 05:46
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:35 – 06:29
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:31 – 12:14
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:40 – 14:23
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:03 – 17:27
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:15 – 17:42
Amṛta Kāla	17:00 – 18:45
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:31 – 00:14

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	15:55 – 17:15
Yamaganda	11:52 – 13:13
Gulika Kāla	14:34 – 15:55
Varjyam	06:56 – 07:13
Dur Muhūrta	09:00 – 09:22

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (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):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg	06:29 – 07:50 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	07:50 – 09:11 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	09:11 – 10:32 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:32 – 11:52 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	11:52 – 13:13 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:13 – 14:34 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	14:34 – 15:55 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	15:55 – 17:15 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	17:15 – 18:55 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	18:55 – 20:34 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	20:34 – 22:13 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:13 – 23:52 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	23:52 – 01:32 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:32 – 03:11 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	03:11 – 04:50 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	04:50 – 06:29 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: -29.8587°

Longitude: 31.0218°

Timezone: UTC+2

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Sūrya Walk (सूर्य यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5129
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1873069.27
Julian Day	2461534.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2351°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	32.55°

🪷 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 (24.2351°), declination 17.25°, EoT 3.63 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: 2027-05-09 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)