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

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 2.31 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga

स्वधर्ममपि चावेक्ष्य न विकम्पितुमर्हसि।

धर्म्याद्धि युद्धाछ्रेयोऽन्यत्क्षत्रियस्य न विद्यते।।2.31।।

"2.31 Thou must look at thy duty. Nothing can be more welcome to a soldier than a righteous war. Therefore to waver in this resolve is unworthy, O Arjuna!" — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 2.31's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2084 Raudra

Śaka Saṁvat: 1949 Plavaṅga

Bengali Saṁvat: 1434

Malayalam Era: 1203

Nanakshahi: 558

Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)

Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Daśamī (25/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Kṛttikā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)	Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)	Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	100.54°	Karka	Puṣya P3
चन्द्र Candra	27.05°	Meṣa	Kṛttikā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	162.89°	Kanyā	Hasta P1
बुध Budha	84.93°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	125.92°	Siṃha	Maghā P2
शुक्र Śukra	96.05°	Karka	Puṣya P1
शनि Śani	3.52°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:44 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:20 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:02 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	01:48 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)	12:28 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 36 Mins 43 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 23 Mins 17 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:19 – 06:01
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:51 – 06:44
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:41 – 12:23
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:48 – 14:31
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:08 – 17:32
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:20 – 17:47
Amṛta Kāla	17:05 – 18:50
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:41 – 00:23

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	12:02 – 13:22
Yamaganda	08:03 – 09:23
Gulika Kāla	10:42 – 12:02
Varjyam	07:10 – 07:27
Dur Muhūrta	09:12 – 09:34

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: South-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha	06:44 – 08:03 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta	08:03 – 09:23 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla	09:23 – 10:42 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha	10:42 – 12:02 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga	12:02 – 13:22 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg	13:22 – 14:41 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala	14:41 – 16:01 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha	16:01 – 17:20 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg	17:20 – 19:01 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala	19:01 – 20:41 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha	20:41 – 22:22 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta	22:22 – 00:02 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla	00:02 – 01:42 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha	01:42 – 03:23 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga	03:23 – 05:03 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg	05:03 – 06:44 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: -29.8587°

Longitude: 31.0218°

Timezone: UTC+2

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Budha Walk (बुध यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Daśamī + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-04 — Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)

-3137-12-25 — Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5129
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1873149.27
Julian Day	2461614.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2381°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	289.87°

🪷 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 (24.2381°), declination 19.07°, EoT -6.17 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: 2027-07-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)