पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · February 28, 2028 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 7.13 · Chapter 7 · ज्ञानविज्ञानयोग · Jñāna-Vijñāna-Yoga
त्रिभिर्गुणमयैर्भावैरेभिः सर्वमिदं जगत्।

मोहितं नाभिजानाति मामेभ्यः परमव्ययम्।।7.13।।
"7.13 The inhabitants of the world, misled by those natures which the Qualities have engendered, know not that I am higher than them all, and that I do not change." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 7.13's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2085 Durmati
Śaka Saṁvat: 1950 Kīlaka
Bengali Saṁvat: 1435
Malayalam Era: 1204
Nanakshahi: 559
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya314.72°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
चन्द्र Candra342.96°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala319.04°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
बुध Budha287.44°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati149.90°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
शुक्र Śukra358.99°MīnaRevatī P4
शनि Śani0.48°MeṣaAśvinī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:46 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:32 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:09 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:06 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:58 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 45 Mins 47 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 14 Mins 13 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:04 – 04:55
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:42 – 05:46
Abhijit Muhūrta11:44 – 12:35
Vijaya Muhūrta14:17 – 15:08
Godhūli Muhūrta18:20 – 18:44
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:32 – 19:04
Amṛta Kāla18:17 – 20:02
Niśīta Muhūrta23:44 – 00:35

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:22 – 08:58
Yamaganda10:33 – 12:09
Gulika Kāla13:45 – 15:21
Varjyam06:18 – 06:39
Dur Muhūrta 08:45 – 09:10

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: Śiśira (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 Amṛta05:46 – 07:22 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:22 – 08:58 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:58 – 10:33 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:33 – 12:09 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:09 – 13:45 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:45 – 15:21 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:21 – 16:56 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:56 – 18:32 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:32 – 19:56 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:56 – 21:21 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:21 – 22:45 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:45 – 00:09 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:09 – 01:33 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:33 – 02:58 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:58 – 04:22 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:22 – 05:46 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5129
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873364.27
Julian Day2461829.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2464°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)31.07°
🪷 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 (24.2464°), declination -8.21°, EoT -13.22 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: 2028-02-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)