पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · April 30, 2028 CE

Also observed today

वैशाखी · Baisakhi (Vaiśākhī)Regional

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 9.17 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga🪷 Pitāham Asya Jagato · Krishna IS the Mother

पिताऽहमस्य जगतो माता धाता पितामहः।

वेद्यं पवित्रमोंकार ऋक् साम यजुरेव च।।9.17।।

"9.17 I am the Father of the universe and its Mother; I am its Nourisher and its Grandfather; I am the Knowable and the Pure; I am Om; and I am the Sacred Scriptures." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 9.17'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 Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Punarvasu Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)	Kaulava
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	15.98°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P1
चन्द्र Candra	79.48°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	6.92°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P3
बुध Budha	33.77°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	143.44°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P4
शुक्र Śukra	52.96°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P4
शनि Śani	7.92°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:24 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:22 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:53 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	11:00 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)	21:14 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 57 Mins 49 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 02 Mins 11 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:57 – 05:40
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:29 – 06:24
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:31 – 12:15
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:43 – 14:27
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:10 – 17:34
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:22 – 17:49
Amṛta Kāla	17:07 – 18:52
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:31 – 00:15

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	16:00 – 17:22
Yamaganda	11:53 – 13:15
Gulika Kāla	14:38 – 16:00
Varjyam	06:52 – 07:09
Dur Muhūrta	08:58 – 09:20

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: South

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg	06:24 – 07:46 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	07:46 – 09:09 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	09:09 – 10:31 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:31 – 11:53 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	11:53 – 13:15 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:15 – 14:38 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	14:38 – 16:00 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	16:00 – 17:22 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	17:22 – 19:00 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	19:00 – 20:38 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	20:38 – 22:15 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:15 – 23:53 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	23:53 – 01:31 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:31 – 03:09 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	03:09 – 04:46 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	04:46 – 06:24 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: -29.8587°

Longitude: 31.0218°

Timezone: UTC+2

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Sūrya Walk (सूर्य यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī + Punarvasu alignment also occurred on:

-1626101-04-03 — Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Punarvasu)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1873426.27
Julian Day	2461891.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2487°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	64.73°

🪷 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 (24.2487°), declination 14.88°, EoT 2.79 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: 2028-04-30 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)