पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · January 31, 2028 CE

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आत्मौपम्येन सर्वत्र समं पश्यति योऽर्जुन।

सुखं वा यदि वा दुःखं सः योगी परमो मतः।।6.32।।

"6.32 O Arjuna! He is the perfect saint who, taught by the likeness within himself, sees the same Self everywhere, whether the outer form be pleasurable or painful." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 6.32's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2085 Durmati

Śaka Saṁvat: 1950 Kīlaka

Bengali Saṁvat: 1435

Malayalam Era: 1204

Nanakshahi: 559

Solar Month: Makara (Tai)

Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Pañcamī (5/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	286.42°	Makara	Śravaṇa P2
चन्द्र Candra	333.97°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	296.92°	Makara	Dhaniṣṭhā P2
बुध Budha	291.14°	Makara	Śravaṇa P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	152.53°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P2
शुक्र Śukra	326.64°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P2
शनि Śani	358.09°	Mīna	Revatī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:23 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:55 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:09 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	09:15 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)	21:24 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 31 Mins 56 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 28 Mins 04 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:35 – 04:29
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:16 – 05:23
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:42 – 12:37
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:25 – 15:19
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:43 – 19:07
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:55 – 19:29
Amṛta Kāla	18:40 – 20:25
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:42 – 00:37

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	07:05 – 08:46
Yamaganda	10:28 – 12:09
Gulika Kāla	13:51 – 15:32
Varjyam	05:57 – 06:19
Dur Muhūrta	08:33 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: South-West

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta	05:23 – 07:05 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla	07:05 – 08:46 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha	08:46 – 10:28 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga	10:28 – 12:09 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg	12:09 – 13:51 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala	13:51 – 15:32 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha	15:32 – 17:14 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta	17:14 – 18:55 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala	18:55 – 20:14 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha	20:14 – 21:32 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta	21:32 – 22:51 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla	22:51 – 00:09 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha	00:09 – 01:28 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga	01:28 – 02:46 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg	02:46 – 04:05 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala	04:05 – 05:23 (neutral)

Coordinates

Latitude: -29.8587°

Longitude: 31.0218°

Timezone: UTC+2

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Candra Walk (चन्द्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5129
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1873336.27
Julian Day	2461801.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2453°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	51.50°

🪷 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 (24.2453°), declination -17.56°, EoT -13.53 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: 2028-01-31 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)