पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · August 26, 2027 CE

🪷 आज: सिंह सङ्क्रान्ति — Siṁha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Leo.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.60 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
यततो ह्यपि कौन्तेय पुरुषस्य विपश्चितः।

इन्द्रियाणि प्रमाथीनि हरन्ति प्रसभं मनः।।2.60।।
"2.60 O Arjuna! The mind of him, who is trying to conquer it, is forcibly carried away in spite of his efforts, by his tumultuous senses." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.60's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2084 Raudra
Śaka Saṁvat: 1949 Plavaṅga
Bengali Saṁvat: 1434
Malayalam Era: 1203
Nanakshahi: 558
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Navamī (24/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Rohiṇī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya128.37°SiṃhaMaghā P3
चन्द्र Candra50.27°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala180.86°TulāCitrā P3
बुध Budha141.51°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati132.10°SiṃhaMaghā P4
शुक्र Śukra131.87°SiṃhaMaghā P4
शनि Śani3.42°MeṣaAśvinī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:18 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:37 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:57 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:37 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:53 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 18 Mins 47 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 41 Mins 13 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:47 – 05:33
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:21 – 06:18
Abhijit Muhūrta11:35 – 12:20
Vijaya Muhūrta13:50 – 14:36
Godhūli Muhūrta17:25 – 17:49
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:37 – 18:05
Amṛta Kāla17:22 – 19:07
Niśīta Muhūrta23:35 – 00:20

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:22 – 14:47
Yamaganda06:18 – 07:43
Gulika Kāla09:08 – 10:32
Varjyam06:46 – 07:04
Dur Muhūrta 08:56 – 09:19

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Śubha (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
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):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:18 – 07:43 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:43 – 09:08 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:08 – 10:32 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:32 – 11:57 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:57 – 13:22 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:22 – 14:47 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:47 – 16:12 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:12 – 17:37 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:37 – 19:12 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:12 – 20:47 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:47 – 22:22 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:22 – 23:57 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:57 – 01:32 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:32 – 03:08 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:08 – 04:43 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:43 – 06:18 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5129
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873178.27
Julian Day2461643.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2392°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)285.19°
🪷 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 (24.2392°), declination 10.54°, EoT -1.42 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: 2027-08-26 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)