पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · May 1, 2028 CE

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वैशाखी · Baisakhi (Vaiśākhī)Regional
गङ्गा सप्तमी · Gaṅgā SaptamīPan-Hindu

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 Saptamī (7/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Puṣya Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)	Gara
वार (Vāra)	Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	16.95°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P2
चन्द्र Candra	93.22°	Karka	Punarvasu P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	7.67°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P3
बुध Budha	35.37°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	143.40°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P4
शुक्र Śukra	53.33°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P4
शनि Śani	8.05°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:25 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:21 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:53 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	11:45 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)	22:11 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 56 Mins 20 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 03 Mins 40 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:57 – 05:41
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:30 – 06:25
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:31 – 12:15
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:42 – 14:26
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:09 – 17:33
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:21 – 17:49
Amṛta Kāla	17:06 – 18:51
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:31 – 00:15

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	07:47 – 09:09
Yamaganda	10:31 – 11:53
Gulika Kāla	13:15 – 14:37
Varjyam	06:52 – 07:10
Dur Muhūrta	08:58 – 09:20

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: South-West

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Maitra (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 · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta	06:25 – 07:47 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla	07:47 – 09:09 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha	09:09 – 10:31 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga	10:31 – 11:53 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg	11:53 – 13:15 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala	13:15 – 14:37 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha	14:37 – 15:59 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta	15:59 – 17:21 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala	17:21 – 18:59 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha	18:59 – 20:37 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta	20:37 – 22:15 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla	22:15 – 23:53 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha	23:53 – 01:31 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga	01:31 – 03:09 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg	03:09 – 04:47 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala	04:47 – 06:25 (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	5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1873427.27
Julian Day	2461892.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2488°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	77.73°

🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Engine: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate
Method: Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equation
Tier-2 city localization: spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanamsa (24.2488°), declination 15.19°, EoT 2.92 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: 2028-05-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)