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

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.21 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
यद्यदाचरति श्रेष्ठस्तत्तदेवेतरो जनः।

स यत्प्रमाणं कुरुते लोकस्तदनुवर्तते।।3.21।।
"3.21 For whatever a great man does, others imitate. People conform to the standard which he has set." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.21's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2084 Raudra
Śaka Saṁvat: 1949 Plavaṅga
Bengali Saṁvat: 1434
Malayalam Era: 1203
Nanakshahi: 558
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya160.46°KanyāHasta P1
चन्द्र Candra132.26°SiṃhaMaghā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala202.85°TulāViśākhā P1
बुध Budha186.08°TulāCitrā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati139.20°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
शुक्र Śukra172.80°KanyāHasta P4
शनि Śani1.71°MeṣaAśvinī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:38 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:54 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:46 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:11 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:34 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 16 Mins 16 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 43 Mins 44 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:59 – 04:49
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:36 – 05:38
Abhijit Muhūrta11:21 – 12:10
Vijaya Muhūrta13:48 – 14:38
Godhūli Muhūrta17:42 – 18:06
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:54 – 18:25
Amṛta Kāla17:39 – 19:24
Niśīta Muhūrta23:21 – 00:10

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:50 – 16:22
Yamaganda08:42 – 10:14
Gulika Kāla11:46 – 13:18
Varjyam06:08 – 06:28
Dur Muhūrta 08:29 – 08:54

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:38 – 07:10 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:10 – 08:42 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:42 – 10:14 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:14 – 11:46 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:46 – 13:18 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:18 – 14:50 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:50 – 16:22 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:22 – 17:54 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:54 – 19:22 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:22 – 20:50 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:50 – 22:18 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:18 – 23:46 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:46 – 01:14 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:14 – 02:42 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:42 – 04:10 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:10 – 05:38 (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)1873211.27
Julian Day2461676.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2405°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)333.93°
🪷 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 (24.2405°), declination -1.87°, EoT 10.18 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: 2027-09-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)