पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · May 28, 2027 CE

🪷 आज: वृषभ सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛṣabha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Taurus.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.17 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
काश्यश्च परमेष्वासः शिखण्डी च महारथः।

धृष्टद्युम्नो विराटश्च सात्यकिश्चापराजितः।।1.17।।
"1.17 And the Maharaja of Benares, the great archer, Shikhandi, the great soldier, Dhrishtayumna, Virata and Satyaki, the invincible," — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.17's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2084 Raudra
Śaka Saṁvat: 1949 Plavaṅga
Bengali Saṁvat: 1434
Malayalam Era: 1203
Nanakshahi: 558
Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya42.29°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1
चन्द्र Candra306.36°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala130.82°SiṃhaMaghā P4
बुध Budha64.88°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati115.46°KarkaAśleṣā P3
शुक्र Śukra21.41°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
शनि Śani359.45°MīnaRevatī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:41 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:05 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:53 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)23:00 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:58 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 24 Mins 28 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 35 Mins 32 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:18 – 05:59
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:49 – 06:41
Abhijit Muhūrta11:32 – 12:14
Vijaya Muhūrta13:37 – 14:19
Godhūli Muhūrta16:53 – 17:17
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:05 – 17:31
Amṛta Kāla16:50 – 18:35
Niśīta Muhūrta23:32 – 00:14

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:35 – 11:53
Yamaganda14:29 – 15:47
Gulika Kāla07:59 – 09:17
Varjyam07:07 – 07:23
Dur Muhūrta 09:06 – 09:27

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Utpāta (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer) (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 · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:41 – 07:59 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:59 – 09:17 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:17 – 10:35 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:35 – 11:53 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:53 – 13:11 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:11 – 14:29 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:29 – 15:47 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala15:47 – 17:05 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:05 – 18:47 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg18:47 – 20:29 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:29 – 22:11 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:11 – 23:53 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:53 – 01:35 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:35 – 03:17 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:17 – 04:59 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:59 – 06:41 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Śatabhiṣā alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5129
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873088.27
Julian Day2461553.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2358°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)266.82°
🪷 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 (24.2358°), declination 21.40°, EoT 2.89 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: 2027-05-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)