पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · May 7, 2028 CE

Also observed today

मेष सङ्क्रान्ति · Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)Pan-Hindu
वैशाखी · Baisakhi (Vaiśākhī)Regional
छिन्नमस्ता जयन्ती · Chhinnamastā JayantīShakta

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 9.24 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga

अहं हि सर्वयज्ञानां भोक्ता च प्रभुरेव च।

न तु मामभिजानन्ति तत्त्वेनातश्च्यवन्ति ते।।9.24।।

"9.24 I am the willing recipient of sacrifice, and I am its true Lord. But these do not know me in truth, and so they sink back." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 9.24'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 Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Citrā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)	Gara
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	22.77°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P3
चन्द्र Candra	179.05°	Kanyā	Citrā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	12.16°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P4
बुध Budha	43.55°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	143.22°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P3
शुक्र Śukra	54.84°	Vṛṣabha	Mr̥gaśirā P1
शनि Śani	8.80°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:29 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:16 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:52 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	15:54 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)	04:41 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 47 Mins 43 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 12 Mins 17 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:02 – 05:45
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:35 – 06:29
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:31 – 12:14
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:40 – 14:24
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:04 – 17:28
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:16 – 17:43
Amṛta Kāla	17:01 – 18:46
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:31 – 00:14

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	15:55 – 17:16
Yamaganda	11:52 – 13:13
Gulika Kāla	14:34 – 15:55
Varjyam	06:56 – 07:13
Dur Muhūrta	09:00 – 09:21

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: North-West

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (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 · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg	06:29 – 07:50 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	07:50 – 09:10 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	09:10 – 10:31 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:31 – 11:52 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	11:52 – 13:13 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:13 – 14:34 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	14:34 – 15:55 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	15:55 – 17:16 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	17:16 – 18:55 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	18:55 – 20:34 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	20:34 – 22:13 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:13 – 23:52 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	23:52 – 01:31 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:31 – 03:10 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	03:10 – 04:50 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	04:50 – 06:29 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: -29.8587°

Longitude: 31.0218°

Timezone: UTC+2

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Narasiṁha Jayantī Walk (नरसिंह जयन्ती यात्रा)

9 steps · festival walk
Today is Narasiṁha Jayantī — its dedicated walk.

Bhāgavata 7.8 (Prahlāda-Narasiṁha) + protective verses.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1873433.27
Julian Day	2461898.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2490°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	158.18°

🪷 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 (24.2490°), declination 16.92°, EoT 3.51 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: 2028-05-07 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)