पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · October 13, 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 3.36 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाच

अथ केन प्रयुक्तोऽयं पापं चरति पूरुषः।

अनिच्छन्नपि वार्ष्णेय बलादिव नियोजितः।।3.36।।
"3.36 Arjuna asked: My Lord! Tell me, what is it that drives a man to sin, even against his will and as if by compulsion?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.36'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 Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya175.24°KanyāCitrā P1
चन्द्र Candra325.88°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala213.33°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
बुध Budha188.67°TulāSvātī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati142.27°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
शुक्र Śukra191.44°TulāSvātī P2
शनि Śani0.57°MeṣaAśvinī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:20 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:03 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:41 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:32 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:56 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 43 Mins 02 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 16 Mins 58 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:38 – 04:29
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:16 – 05:20
Abhijit Muhūrta11:16 – 12:07
Vijaya Muhūrta13:49 – 14:40
Godhūli Muhūrta17:51 – 18:15
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:03 – 18:35
Amṛta Kāla17:48 – 19:33
Niśīta Muhūrta23:16 – 00:07

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:41 – 13:17
Yamaganda06:55 – 08:31
Gulika Kāla10:06 – 11:41
Varjyam05:52 – 06:12
Dur Muhūrta 08:18 – 08:43

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (Inauspicious)
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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:20 – 06:55 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta06:55 – 08:31 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:31 – 10:06 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:06 – 11:41 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:41 – 13:17 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:17 – 14:52 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:52 – 16:28 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:28 – 18:03 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:03 – 19:28 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:28 – 20:52 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:52 – 22:17 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:17 – 23:41 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:41 – 01:06 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:06 – 02:31 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:31 – 03:55 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg03:55 – 05:20 (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)1873226.27
Julian Day2461691.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2411°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)149.86°
🪷 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 (24.2411°), declination -7.62°, EoT 14.44 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: 2027-10-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)