पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · July 16, 2027 CE

Also observed today

प्रदोष व्रत · Pradoṣa VrataShaiva

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 2.19 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga

य एनं वेत्ति हन्तारं यश्चैनं मन्यते हतम्।

उभौ तौ न विजानीतो नायं हन्ति न हन्यते।।2.19।।

"2.19 He who thinks that the Spirit kills, and he who thinks of It as killed, are both ignorant. The Spirit kills not, nor is It killed." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 2.19's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āṣāḍha (Āṣāḍha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2084 Raudra

Śaka Saṁvat: 1949 Plavaṅga

Bengali Saṁvat: 1434

Malayalam Era: 1203

Nanakshahi: 558

Solar Month: Mithuna (Āni)

Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Jyeṣṭhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)	Taitila
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	89.09°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P3
चन्द्र Candra	240.44°	Dhanu	Mūla P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	155.88°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P3
बुध Budha	67.99°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	123.51°	Siṃha	Maghā P2
शुक्र Śukra	81.29°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P1
शनि Śani	3.14°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:49 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:14 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:02 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	15:07 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)	05:07 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 24 Mins 20 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 35 Mins 40 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:26 – 06:08
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:57 – 06:49
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:41 – 12:22
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:46 – 14:27
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:02 – 17:26
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:14 – 17:40
Amṛta Kāla	16:59 – 18:44
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:41 – 00:22

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	10:44 – 12:02
Yamaganda	14:38 – 15:56
Gulika Kāla	08:07 – 09:26
Varjyam	07:15 – 07:32
Dur Muhūrta	09:15 – 09:36

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala	06:49 – 08:07 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	08:07 – 09:26 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	09:26 – 10:44 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	10:44 – 12:02 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	12:02 – 13:20 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	13:20 – 14:38 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	14:38 – 15:56 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	15:56 – 17:14 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	17:14 – 18:56 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	18:56 – 20:38 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	20:38 – 22:20 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	22:20 – 00:02 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	00:02 – 01:44 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	01:44 – 03:26 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	03:26 – 05:07 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	05:07 – 06:49 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: -29.8587°

Longitude: 31.0218°

Timezone: UTC+2

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śukra Walk (शुक्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Trayodaśī + Jyeṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-20 — Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Jyeṣṭhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5129
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1873137.27
Julian Day	2461602.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2377°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	150.45°

🪷 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 (24.2377°), declination 21.42°, EoT -5.68 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: 2027-07-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)