पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · March 20, 2028 CE

🪷 आज: मीन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mīna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Pisces; Mīna-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 8.4 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
अधिभूतं क्षरो भावः पुरुषश्चाधिदैवतम्।

अधियज्ञोऽहमेवात्र देहे देहभृतां वर।।8.4।।
"8.4 Matter consists of the forms that perish; Divinity is the Supreme Self; and He who inspires the spirit of sacrifice in man, O noblest of thy race, is I Myself, Who now stand in human form before thee." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.4's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2085 Durmati
Śaka Saṁvat: 1950 Kīlaka
Bengali Saṁvat: 1435
Malayalam Era: 1204
Nanakshahi: 559
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Daśamī (25/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya335.71°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
चन्द्र Candra268.77°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala335.51°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
बुध Budha315.63°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati147.22°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
शुक्र Śukra21.40°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
शनि Śani2.80°MeṣaAśvinī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:00 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:08 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:04 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)00:41 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:31 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 07 Mins 46 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 52 Mins 14 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:23 – 05:12
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:00 – 06:00
Abhijit Muhūrta11:40 – 12:28
Vijaya Muhūrta14:05 – 14:54
Godhūli Muhūrta17:56 – 18:20
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:08 – 18:38
Amṛta Kāla17:53 – 19:38
Niśīta Muhūrta23:40 – 00:28

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:31 – 09:02
Yamaganda10:33 – 12:04
Gulika Kāla13:35 – 15:06
Varjyam06:31 – 06:50
Dur Muhūrta 08:50 – 09:14

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mātaṇga (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:00 – 07:31 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:31 – 09:02 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:02 – 10:33 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:33 – 12:04 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:04 – 13:35 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:35 – 15:06 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:06 – 16:37 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:37 – 18:08 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:08 – 19:37 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:37 – 21:06 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:06 – 22:35 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:35 – 00:04 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:04 – 01:33 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:33 – 03:02 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:02 – 04:31 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:31 – 06:00 (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)1873385.27
Julian Day2461850.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2472°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)290.42°
🪷 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 (24.2472°), declination -0.02°, EoT -8.15 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: 2028-03-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)