पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · September 29, 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 3.22 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
न मे पार्थास्ति कर्तव्यं त्रिषु लोकेषु किञ्चन।

नानवाप्तमवाप्तव्यं वर्त एव च कर्मणि।।3.22।।
"3.22 There is nothing in this universe, O Arjuna, that I am compelled to do, nor anything for Me to attain; yet I am persistently active." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.22'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 Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)Śakuni
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya161.44°KanyāHasta P1
चन्द्र Candra146.94°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala203.54°TulāViśākhā P2
बुध Budha186.88°TulāSvātī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati139.41°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
शुक्र Śukra174.04°KanyāCitrā P1
शनि Śani1.64°MeṣaAśvinī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:36 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:54 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:45 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:53 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:42 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 18 Mins 04 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 41 Mins 56 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:58 – 04:47
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:35 – 05:36
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 Kāla11:45 – 13:18
Yamaganda07:09 – 08:41
Gulika Kāla10:13 – 11:45
Varjyam06:07 – 06:27
Dur Muhūrta 08:29 – 08:53

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mātaṇga (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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:36 – 07:09 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:09 – 08:41 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:41 – 10:13 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:13 – 11:45 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:45 – 13:18 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:18 – 14:50 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:50 – 16:22 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:22 – 17:54 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:54 – 19:22 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:22 – 20:50 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:50 – 22:18 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:18 – 23:45 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:45 – 01:13 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:13 – 02:41 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:41 – 04:09 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:09 – 05:36 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5129
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873212.27
Julian Day2461677.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2405°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)347.40°
🪷 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 -2.26°, EoT 10.52 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: 2027-09-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)