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

🪷 आज: मेष सङ्क्रान्ति — Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)
Sun enters Aries; solar new year. Regional: Vaiśākhī (Punjab) · Vishu (Kerala) · Pohelā Boishākh (Bengal) · Bihu (Assam) · Tamil Puthāṇḍu.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 9.15 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
ज्ञानयज्ञेन चाप्यन्ये यजन्तो मामुपासते।

एकत्वेन पृथक्त्वेन बहुधा विश्वतोमुखम्।।9.15।।
"9.15 Others worship Me with full consciousness as the One, the Manifold, the Omnipresent, the Universal." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.15's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2085 Durmati
Śaka Saṁvat: 1950 Kīlaka
Bengali Saṁvat: 1435
Malayalam Era: 1204
Nanakshahi: 559
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

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

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya14.04°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
चन्द्र Candra52.55°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala5.42°MeṣaAśvinī P2
बुध Budha30.38°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati143.53°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
शुक्र Śukra52.14°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
शनि Śani7.67°MeṣaAśvinī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:23 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:24 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:53 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:20 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:35 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 00 Mins 51 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 59 Mins 09 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:55 – 05:39
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:28 – 06:23
Abhijit Muhūrta11:31 – 12:15
Vijaya Muhūrta13:44 – 14:28
Godhūli Muhūrta17:12 – 17:36
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:24 – 17:51
Amṛta Kāla17:09 – 18:54
Niśīta Muhūrta23:31 – 00:15

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:31 – 11:53
Yamaganda14:39 – 16:01
Gulika Kāla07:46 – 09:08
Varjyam06:51 – 07:08
Dur Muhūrta 08:57 – 09:19

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mātaṇga (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:23 – 07:46 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:46 – 09:08 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:08 – 10:31 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:31 – 11:53 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:53 – 13:16 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:16 – 14:39 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:39 – 16:01 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:01 – 17:24 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:24 – 19:01 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:01 – 20:39 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:39 – 22:16 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:16 – 23:53 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:53 – 01:31 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:31 – 03:08 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:08 – 04:46 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:46 – 06:23 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Caturthī + Rohiṇī alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Rohiṇī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873424.27
Julian Day2461889.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2486°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)39.28°
🪷 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 (24.2486°), declination 14.27°, EoT 2.49 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: 2028-04-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)