पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · September 30, 2027 CE

🪷 आज: शारदीय नवरात्रि आरम्भ — Śāradīya Navrātri Start
Autumn Navrātri begins; Devī Mahiṣāsura-mardinī worship for 9 nights.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.23 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
यदि ह्यहं न वर्तेयं जातु कर्मण्यतन्द्रितः।

मम वर्त्मानुवर्तन्ते मनुष्याः पार्थ सर्वशः।।3.23।।
"3.23 For were I not to act without ceasing, O prince, people would be glad to do likewise." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.23's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla 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)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)Kiṃstughna
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya162.42°KanyāHasta P1
चन्द्र Candra161.50°KanyāHasta P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala204.23°TulāViśākhā P2
बुध Budha187.62°TulāSvātī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati139.62°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
शुक्र Śukra175.29°KanyāCitrā P1
शनि Śani1.56°MeṣaAśvinī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:35 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:55 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:45 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:33 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:49 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 19 Mins 52 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 40 Mins 08 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:56 – 04:46
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:33 – 05:35
Abhijit Muhūrta11:20 – 12:10
Vijaya Muhūrta13:48 – 14:38
Godhūli Muhūrta17:43 – 18:07
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:55 – 18:26
Amṛta Kāla17:40 – 19:25
Niśīta Muhūrta23:20 – 00:10

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:18 – 14:50
Yamaganda05:35 – 07:08
Gulika Kāla08:40 – 10:13
Varjyam06:06 – 06:26
Dur Muhūrta 08:28 – 08:52

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (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):
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 Śubha05:35 – 07:08 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:08 – 08:40 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:40 – 10:13 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:13 – 11:45 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:45 – 13:18 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:18 – 14:50 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:50 – 16:23 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:23 – 17:55 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:55 – 19:23 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:23 – 20:50 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:50 – 22:18 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:18 – 23:45 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:45 – 01:13 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:13 – 02:40 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:40 – 04:08 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:08 – 05:35 (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 Time

Kali Year5129
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873213.27
Julian Day2461678.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2406°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)0.70°
🪷 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 (24.2406°), declination -2.65°, EoT 10.84 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: 2027-09-30 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)