पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · December 31, 2027 CE

🪷 आज: लोहड़ी — Lohri
Punjab harvest festival; eve of Makara Saṅkrānti. (Approximated as 13/14 January annually; correct via Sun in Dhanu/Makara cusp.)

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.1 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
श्री भगवानुवाच

अनाश्रितः कर्मफलं कार्यं कर्म करोति यः।

स संन्यासी च योगी च न निरग्निर्न चाक्रियः।।6.1।।
"6.1 "Lord Shri Krishna said: He who acts because it is his duty, not thinking of the consequences, is really spiritual and a true ascetic; and not he who merely observes rituals or who shuns all action." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.1's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

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

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya254.86°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra290.04°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala272.52°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
बुध Budha265.49°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati152.83°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
शुक्र Śukra289.20°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
शनि Śani356.84°MīnaRevatī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:58 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:00 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:59 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:38 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:02 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 02 Mins 10 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 57 Mins 50 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:06 – 04:02
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:48 – 04:58
Abhijit Muhūrta11:31 – 12:27
Vijaya Muhūrta14:20 – 15:16
Godhūli Muhūrta18:48 – 19:12
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:00 – 19:35
Amṛta Kāla18:45 – 20:30
Niśīta Muhūrta23:31 – 00:27

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:14 – 11:59
Yamaganda15:30 – 17:15
Gulika Kāla06:43 – 08:29
Varjyam05:33 – 05:56
Dur Muhūrta 08:15 – 08:43

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: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
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 Chala04:58 – 06:43 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha06:43 – 08:29 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:29 – 10:14 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:14 – 11:59 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:59 – 13:44 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:44 – 15:30 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:30 – 17:15 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:15 – 19:00 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga19:00 – 20:15 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:15 – 21:30 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:30 – 22:44 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:44 – 23:59 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:59 – 01:14 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:14 – 02:29 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:29 – 03:43 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga03:43 – 04:58 (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)1873305.27
Julian Day2461770.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2441°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)38.45°
🪷 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 (24.2441°), declination -23.12°, EoT -3.26 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: 2027-12-31 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)