पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · December 3, 2027 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 5.2 · Chapter 5 · कर्मसंन्यासयोग · Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
श्री भगवानुवाच

संन्यासः कर्मयोगश्च निःश्रेयसकरावुभौ।

तयोस्तु कर्मसंन्यासात्कर्मयोगो विशिष्यते।।5.2।।
"5.2 Lord Shri Krishna replied: Renunciation of action and the path of right action both lead to the highest; of the two, right action is the better." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 5.2's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2084 Raudra
Śaka Saṁvat: 1949 Plavaṅga
Bengali Saṁvat: 1434
Malayalam Era: 1203
Nanakshahi: 558
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pañcamī (5/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya226.38°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
चन्द्र Candra281.99°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala250.90°DhanuMūla P4
बुध Budha220.98°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati150.61°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
शुक्र Śukra254.73°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
शनि Śani357.19°MīnaRevatī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:49 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:45 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:47 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:41 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:17 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 56 Mins 02 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 03 Mins 58 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:57 – 03:53
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:39 – 04:49
Abhijit Muhūrta11:19 – 12:14
Vijaya Muhūrta14:06 – 15:02
Godhūli Muhūrta18:33 – 18:57
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:45 – 19:19
Amṛta Kāla18:30 – 20:15
Niśīta Muhūrta23:19 – 00:14

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:02 – 11:47
Yamaganda15:16 – 17:00
Gulika Kāla06:33 – 08:18
Varjyam05:23 – 05:46
Dur Muhūrta 08:04 – 08:31

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
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 · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala04:49 – 06:33 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha06:33 – 08:18 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:18 – 10:02 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:02 – 11:47 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:47 – 13:31 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:31 – 15:16 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:16 – 17:00 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:00 – 18:45 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:45 – 20:00 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:00 – 21:16 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:16 – 22:31 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:31 – 23:47 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:47 – 01:02 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:02 – 02:18 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:18 – 03:33 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga03:33 – 04:49 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5129
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873277.27
Julian Day2461742.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2430°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)58.36°
🪷 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 (24.2430°), declination -22.04°, EoT 9.36 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: 2027-12-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)