पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · October 15, 2027 CE

Also observed today

रास पूर्णिमा · Rāsa Pūrṇimā (Vraja Mahā-Rāsa)Vaishnava
महर्षि वाल्मीकि जयन्ती · Mahārṣi Vālmīki JayantīPan-Hindu
कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति · Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)Pan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 3.38 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga

धूमेनाव्रियते वह्निर्यथाऽऽदर्शो मलेन च।

यथोल्बेनावृतो गर्भस्तथा तेनेदमावृतम्।।3.38।।

"3.38 As fire is shrouded in smoke, a mirror by dust and a child by the womb, so is the universe enveloped in desire." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 3.38'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 Pūrṇimā (15/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Revatī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	177.22°	Kanyā	Citrā P2
चन्द्र Candra	350.88°	Mīna	Revatī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	214.75°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P1
बुध Budha	186.96°	Tulā	Svātī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	142.66°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P3
शुक्र Śukra	193.92°	Tulā	Svātī P3
शनि Śani	0.41°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:18 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:04 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:41 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	17:27 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)	05:05 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 46 Mins 33 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 13 Mins 27 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:36 – 04:27
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:14 – 05:18
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:16 – 12:07
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:49 – 14:40
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:52 – 18:16
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:04 – 18:36
Amṛta Kāla	17:49 – 19:34
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:16 – 00:07

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	10:05 – 11:41
Yamaganda	14:53 – 16:29
Gulika Kāla	06:54 – 08:29
Varjyam	05:50 – 06:10
Dur Muhūrta	08:17 – 08:42

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: South-West

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala	05:18 – 06:54 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	06:54 – 08:29 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	08:29 – 10:05 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	10:05 – 11:41 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	11:41 – 13:17 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	13:17 – 14:53 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	14:53 – 16:29 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	16:29 – 18:04 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	18:04 – 19:29 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	19:29 – 20:53 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	20:53 – 22:17 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	22:17 – 23:41 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	23:41 – 01:05 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	01:05 – 02:29 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	02:29 – 03:54 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	03:54 – 05:18 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: -29.8587°

Longitude: 31.0218°

Timezone: UTC+2

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śukra Walk (शुक्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Pūrṇimā + Revatī alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-04 — Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

-0562-04-11 — Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5129
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1873228.27
Julian Day	2461693.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2412°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	173.18°

🪷 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 (24.2412°), declination -8.37°, EoT 14.86 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: 2027-10-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)