पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · August 3, 2027 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.37 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
हतो वा प्राप्स्यसि स्वर्गं जित्वा वा भोक्ष्यसे महीम्।

तस्मादुत्तिष्ठ कौन्तेय युद्धाय कृतनिश्चयः।।2.37।।
"2.37 If killed, thou shalt attain Heaven; if victorious, enjoy the kingdom of earth. Therefore arise, O Son of Kunti, and fight!" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.37's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla 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)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Āśleṣā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya106.28°KarkaPuṣya P4
चन्द्र Candra115.07°KarkaAśleṣā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala166.49°KanyāHasta P2
बुध Budha96.59°KarkaPuṣya P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati127.17°SiṃhaMaghā P3
शुक्र Śukra103.45°KarkaPuṣya P4
शनि Śani3.62°MeṣaAśvinī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:40 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:24 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:02 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:10 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:04 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 44 Mins 15 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 15 Mins 45 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:14 – 05:57
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:46 – 06:40
Abhijit Muhūrta11:40 – 12:23
Vijaya Muhūrta13:49 – 14:32
Godhūli Muhūrta17:12 – 17:36
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:24 – 17:51
Amṛta Kāla17:09 – 18:54
Niśīta Muhūrta23:40 – 00:23

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:43 – 16:03
Yamaganda09:21 – 10:41
Gulika Kāla12:02 – 13:22
Varjyam07:07 – 07:24
Dur Muhūrta 09:10 – 09:31

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (Inauspicious)
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):
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):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:40 – 08:00 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:00 – 09:21 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:21 – 10:41 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:41 – 12:02 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:02 – 13:22 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:22 – 14:43 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:43 – 16:03 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:03 – 17:24 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:24 – 19:03 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:03 – 20:43 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:43 – 22:22 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:22 – 00:02 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:02 – 01:41 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:41 – 03:21 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:21 – 05:00 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:00 – 06:40 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5129
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873155.27
Julian Day2461620.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2384°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)8.30°
🪷 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 (24.2384°), declination 17.60°, EoT -5.88 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: 2027-08-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)