पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · August 7, 2027 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.41 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
व्यवसायात्मिका बुद्धिरेकेह कुरुनन्दन।

बहुशाखा ह्यनन्ताश्च बुद्धयोऽव्यवसायिनाम्।।2.41।।
"2.41 By its means, the straying intellect becomes steadied in the contemplation of one object only; whereas the minds of the irresolute stray into bypaths innumerable." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.41'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 Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya110.11°KarkaAśleṣā P2
चन्द्र Candra173.38°KanyāCitrā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala168.93°KanyāHasta P3
बुध Budha104.85°KarkaPuṣya P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati128.01°SiṃhaMaghā P3
शुक्र Śukra108.38°KarkaAśleṣā P1
शनि Śani3.65°MeṣaAśvinī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:37 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:26 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:01 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:56 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:33 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 49 Mins 41 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 10 Mins 19 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:10 – 05:53
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:42 – 06:37
Abhijit Muhūrta11:40 – 12:23
Vijaya Muhūrta13:50 – 14:33
Godhūli Muhūrta17:14 – 17:38
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:26 – 17:53
Amṛta Kāla17:11 – 18:56
Niśīta Muhūrta23:40 – 00:23

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:19 – 10:40
Yamaganda13:23 – 14:44
Gulika Kāla06:37 – 07:58
Varjyam07:04 – 07:21
Dur Muhūrta 09:08 – 09:30

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:37 – 07:58 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:58 – 09:19 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:19 – 10:40 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:40 – 12:01 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:01 – 13:23 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:23 – 14:44 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:44 – 16:05 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:05 – 17:26 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:26 – 19:05 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:05 – 20:44 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:44 – 22:23 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:23 – 00:01 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:01 – 01:40 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:40 – 03:19 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:19 – 04:58 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:58 – 06:37 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5129
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873159.27
Julian Day2461624.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2385°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)60.88°
🪷 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 (24.2385°), declination 16.52°, EoT -5.48 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: 2027-08-07 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)